Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH

Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		(5) 69.4	70.0	68.9	69.1	68.3	(P) 68.7
Employment (1)		(5) 65.0	64.7	63.8	64.1	64.1	(P) 63.9
Unemployment (1)		(5) 4.5	5.3	5.0	5.0	4.3	(P) 4.9
Unemployment Rate (2)		(5) 6.4	7.6	7.3	7.3	6.2	(P) 7.1
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT
CPI-U, All items (3)			231.980		233.084		235.344
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (3)			3.4		2.9		4.0
CPI-W, All items (4)			231.291		232.656		235.419
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (4)			3.1		3.0		4.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: July 23, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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