Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Data Series	Back Data	July 2019	Aug 2019	Sept 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		3,834.1	3,837.4	3,839.9	3,845.6	3,849.7	(p)3,856.5
Employment(1)		3,722.9	3,726.8	3,728.4	3,734.2	3,739.2	(p)3,747.0
Unemployment(1)		111.2	110.7	111.5	111.3	110.5	(p)109.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		3,678.9	3,682.4	3,684.3	3,693.6	3,699.0	(p)3,694.0
12-month % change		1.0	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.3	(p)1.2
Mining and Logging(3)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.0
12-month % change		10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		154.4	156.1	156.6	156.9	156.3	(p)156.3
12-month % change		-2.0	-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	-0.4	(p)0.5
Manufacturing(3)		243.0	242.8	242.9	243.6	243.3	(p)241.5
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	-0.2	(p)-0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		579.3	578.7	578.8	580.0	580.2	(p)581.0
12-month % change		0.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.1	(p)0.2
Information(3)		92.7	93.9	93.8	94.1	94.6	(p)94.6
12-month % change		1.8	2.4	2.7	2.1	2.4	(p)2.5
Financial Activities(3)		223.4	223.8	223.9	223.3	224.0	(p)223.2
12-month % change		0.7	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.9	(p)1.5
Professional & Business Services(3)		589.9	593.7	594.1	595.3	595.7	(p)592.8
12-month % change		0.9	1.3	1.3	1.8	1.5	(p)0.8
Education & Health Services(3)		815.5	815.9	819.5	824.0	826.4	(p)825.8
12-month % change		2.2	2.2	2.4	2.8	3.0	(p)3.0
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		377.8	374.4	372.7	374.7	377.0	(p)378.0
12-month % change		1.5	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.4	(p)2.1
Other Services(3)		141.7	141.5	141.1	141.5	141.1	(p)141.0
12-month % change		2.3	2.1	1.9	2.4	2.2	(p)1.3
Government(3)		460.1	460.5	459.8	459.1	459.3	(p)458.8
12-month % change		1.5	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	(p)0.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 21, 2020

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Massachusetts includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Barnstable Town, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA (NECTA Division)
• Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA (NECTA Division)
• Framingham, MA (NECTA Division)
• Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
• Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
• Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
• Nashua, NH-MA (NECTA Division)
• New Bedford, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Peabody, MA (NECTA Division)
• Pittsfield, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Springfield, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
• Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA (NECTA Division)
• Worcester, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

• Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the CES survey (State and Area)
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• Create Customized Maps -- Unemployment Rates
• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• Occupational Employment Statistics
• Geographic Profile

Prices & Living Conditions

• Consumer Price Index
• Consumer Expenditure Survey

Compensation & Working Conditions

• National Compensation Survey
• Employment Cost Index
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities