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Gasoline prices averaged $3.728 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2022, up 40.4 cents compared to October 2021.
Gasoline prices averaged $4.387 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in August 2022, up $1.264 compared to August 2021.
Workers in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.27 in May 2021, compared to the nationwide average of $28.01
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)353.2 | (r)353.4 | 354.2 | 354.9 | 355.7 | (p)356.6 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)345.2 | (r)345.4 | 346.1 | 346.9 | 348.0 | (p)349.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)8.1 | (r)8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | (p)7.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.3 | (r)2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | (p)2.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
309.8 | 309.6 | 312.2 | 312.9 | 313.7 | (p)314.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | (p)1.7 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -11.1 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
15.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | (p)15.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | (p)-0.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
27.9 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.1 | (p)27.8 | |
12-month % change |
-4.5 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -3.8 | -3.1 | (p)-3.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
52.8 | 52.5 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 53.4 | (p)52.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | (p)1.0 | |
Information(3) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.2 | (p)-2.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | (p)12.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
33.1 | 32.9 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.6 | (p)34.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)2.7 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
63.8 | 63.6 | 63.4 | 63.6 | 63.7 | (p)63.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | (p)2.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
34.3 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 35.4 | (p)36.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | (p)5.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | (p)10.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)4.0 | |
Government(3) |
55.0 | 55.2 | 55.6 | 56.1 | 56.0 | (p)56.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | (p)2.4 | |
Footnotes |