Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,686.6 (r)1,689.3 (r)1,685.6 1,693.4 (p)1,694.7  

Employment(1)

 (r)1,646.0 (r)1,651.6 (r)1,648.6 1,644.0 (p)1,652.2  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)40.6 (r)37.7 (r)37.1 49.4 (p)42.5  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.4 (r)2.2 (r)2.2 2.9 (p)2.5  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,889.4 1,890.6 1,883.5 1,843.9 1,853.0 (p)1,862.8

12-month % change

 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 (p)0.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 73.8 72.3 70.1 67.0 66.9 (p)68.8

12-month % change

 4.8 2.8 1.7 2.0 1.4 (p)3.0

Manufacturing(3)

 80.3 79.2 80.5 80.4 79.2 (p)79.1

12-month % change

 1.0 -0.4 0.9 1.5 0.5 (p)0.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 252.2 256.2 258.4 252.0 248.5 (p)248.9

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.2 (p)0.8

Information(3)

 60.9 61.5 61.8 61.6 61.9 (p)61.8

12-month % change

 1.3 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.8 (p)3.0

Financial Activities(3)

 153.2 152.8 152.6 151.0 151.4 (p)152.4

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.3 -1.0 -0.8 -0.9 (p)-0.1

Professional and Business Services(3)

 386.1 388.1 385.0 377.4 378.4 (p)380.8

12-month % change

 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.2 (p)2.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 425.9 428.2 425.5 416.8 426.5 (p)429.2

12-month % change

 2.1 2.0 1.5 2.6 1.8 (p)1.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 189.6 183.2 180.8 173.3 172.7 (p)174.5

12-month % change

 -1.5 -3.3 -3.7 -3.7 -4.8 (p)-5.5

Other Services(3)

 68.2 68.2 68.1 67.4 67.8 (p)67.8

12-month % change

 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 (p)0.4

Government(3)

 199.2 200.9 200.7 197.0 199.7 (p)199.5

12-month % change

 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 (p)0.9

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   277.632   278.976   280.393

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

     3.2   2.5   2.1

CPI-W, All items(5)

   277.413   277.969   279.451

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

     3.3   2.3   2.1

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
(r) Revised

Data extracted on: April 19, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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