Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA Economy at a Glance

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	125.3 ⁽⁶⁾	125.6	124.5	125.1	124.0 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	119.5 ⁽⁶⁾	118.2	117.5	118.3	118.5 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	5.8 ⁽⁶⁾	7.4	7.0	6.8	5.5 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	4.6 ⁽⁶⁾	5.9	5.6	5.5	4.4 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	91.8	88.7	88.4	89.3	90.3	91.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.6 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	5.6	5.0	4.7	4.8	5.3	5.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	1.8	2.0	2.2	0.0	-1.9	-1.8 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.7 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	-2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	21.3	20.2	19.9	20.0	20.1	20.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	-2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.8	-2.8 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	8.3	7.7	7.6	8.0	8.1	8.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.2	-2.4	-1.2 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	15.7	15.4	15.6	15.8	15.8	15.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	4.0	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.3	3.9 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.8	7.9	8.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.2 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	15.4	15.1	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	-0.6	-0.7	0.0	-0.6	-0.6	0.0 ^(P)
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁴⁾		3.4		2.9		4.0
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁵⁾		3.1		3.0		4.4

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁵⁾ Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁶⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: July 3, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions

www.dol.gov


Frequently Asked Questions \| Freedom of Information Act \| Customer Survey \| Important Web Site Notices Privacy & Security Statement \| Linking and Copyright Information \| Technical (web) question \| Other comments

Skip Navigation Links		Latest Numbers
	U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Metropolitan Area at a Glance

	www.bls.gov	Advanced Search \| A-Z Index
BLS Home \| Programs & Surveys \| Get Detailed Statistics \| Glossary \| What's New \| Find It! In DOL