Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,651.2 1,665.2 1,693.1 1,709.6 1,699.0 (p)1,677.7

Employment(1)

 1,605.8 1,616.9 1,634.3 1,650.1 1,646.2 (p)1,630.8

Unemployment(1)

 45.4 48.3 58.8 59.5 52.8 (p)46.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.1 (p)2.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,864.8 1,878.5 1,905.6 1,904.0 1,899.2 (p)1,891.0

12-month % change

 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.8 (p)2.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 67.6 71.2 73.0 74.9 74.3 (p)74.7

12-month % change

 4.6 6.9 6.4 6.5 4.9 (p)6.7

Manufacturing(3)

 80.3 80.5 82.5 83.3 82.8 (p)81.7

12-month % change

 1.9 1.8 2.9 3.6 3.0 (p)2.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 246.5 248.8 253.7 252.6 251.3 (p)251.6

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 0.1 (p)0.4

Information(3)

 58.8 59.1 59.9 60.4 60.8 (p)59.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.7 (p)-0.5

Financial Activities(3)

 151.7 152.1 154.0 154.6 154.7 (p)152.6

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 -0.8 (p)-0.5

Professional and Business Services(3)

 376.9 379.7 388.9 392.4 392.5 (p)390.2

12-month % change

 4.6 5.1 5.8 6.1 6.5 (p)7.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 427.7 424.4 418.6 421.7 420.9 (p)424.2

12-month % change

 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.7 3.1 (p)2.1

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 187.3 194.9 204.9 206.4 207.5 (p)192.4

12-month % change

 1.0 2.3 3.2 4.2 4.7 (p)0.7

Other Services(3)

 70.1 69.5 72.3 72.3 71.5 (p)69.5

12-month % change

 4.6 2.8 3.6 2.7 2.0 (p)2.8

Government(3)

 197.9 198.3 197.8 185.4 182.9 (p)194.6

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.7 -0.8 -0.3 -0.3 (p)-0.6

Consumer Price Index: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

CPI-U, All items(4)

   274.668   275.402   278.663

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.2   3.4   3.3

CPI-W, All items(5)

   273.591   274.186   277.667

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.4   3.5   3.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(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.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: November 14, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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