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Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the 12-month period ending Sept 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment increased in 8 of the 9 large counties in Massachusetts from March 2018 to March 2019. Suffolk (2.4 percent) Hampden and Middlesex (1.6 percent each) had over-the-year employment gains.
Data Series | Back Data |
July 2022 |
Aug 2022 |
Sept 2022 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,765.5 | 3,763.0 | 3,749.6 | 3,745.6 | 3,732.4 | (p)3,724.9 | |
Employment(1) |
3,634.6 | 3,628.2 | 3,620.6 | 3,614.5 | 3,607.3 | (p)3,600.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
130.9 | 134.7 | 129.0 | 131.1 | 125.1 | (p)124.5 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,677.1 | 3,677.9 | 3,700.8 | 3,710.8 | 3,726.6 | (p)3,732.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (p)3.7 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
173.3 | 175.2 | 178.0 | 178.3 | 178.8 | (p)179.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | (p)5.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
241.0 | 240.1 | 242.8 | 241.7 | 240.7 | (p)240.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | (p)2.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
567.7 | 567.8 | 571.9 | 572.9 | 575.2 | (p)576.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)2.9 | |
Information(3) |
100.1 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 100.3 | 99.3 | (p)98.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.9 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | (p)4.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
218.6 | 219.8 | 218.8 | 223.0 | 222.8 | (p)223.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
637.1 | 637.0 | 641.5 | 644.2 | 647.1 | (p)650.7 | |
12-month % change |
5.4 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | (p)4.9 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
819.8 | 823.3 | 825.7 | 826.6 | 830.7 | (p)830.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | (p)3.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
339.4 | 341.8 | 346.6 | 347.6 | 351.9 | (p)353.1 | |
12-month % change |
10.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | (p)7.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
128.9 | 127.3 | 126.5 | 125.4 | 126.4 | (p)127.5 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | (p)-0.2 | |
Government(3) |
450.3 | 445.0 | 448.4 | 449.9 | 452.7 | (p)452.6 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -3.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | (p)2.8 | |
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