Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,472.3 |
2,468.0 |
2,522.1 |
2,529.9 |
2,520.6 |
2,483.7 |
Employment |
|
2,383.4 |
2,359.6 |
2,395.6 |
2,409.0 |
2,401.0 |
2,360.1 |
Unemployment |
|
88.9 |
108.3 |
126.5 |
120.8 |
119.6 |
123.6 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
3.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
2,497.7 |
2,513.5 |
2,529.2 |
2,499.6 |
2,491.8 |
2,513.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
12-month % change |
|
10.0 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
94.8 |
98.8 |
102.2 |
103.3 |
103.4 |
101.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 |
-1.9 |
-1.9 |
-2.2 |
-2.2 |
-3.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
219.9 |
219.7 |
221.1 |
219.9 |
220.1 |
219.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 |
-1.1 |
-1.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.2 |
-1.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
412.7 |
416.7 |
421.9 |
417.3 |
416.8 |
416.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
Information |
|
75.0 |
74.8 |
75.3 |
75.2 |
74.8 |
74.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Financial Activities |
|
187.5 |
187.6 |
189.9 |
190.2 |
190.0 |
186.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
Professional and Business Services |
|
413.6 |
417.4 |
422.9 |
422.5 |
424.6 |
421.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
Education and Health Services |
|
482.0 |
475.5 |
465.1 |
466.0 |
463.2 |
475.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
|
215.2 |
223.5 |
234.2 |
233.7 |
233.9 |
226.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
Other Services |
|
87.3 |
88.4 |
90.0 |
90.4 |
90.2 |
87.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
Government |
|
308.6 |
309.9 |
305.4 |
279.9 |
273.6 |
303.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT |
|
CPI-U, All items |
|
|
235.344 |
|
241.258 |
|
238.519 |
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change |
|
|
4.0 |
|
6.3 |
|
4.7 |
CPI-W, All items |
|
|
235.419 |
|
240.511 |
|
238.133 |
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change |
|
|
4.4 |
|
6.2 |
|
4.7 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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