Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)197.4 199.6 199.0 199.0 (p)198.4  

Employment(1)

 (r)192.1 192.5 192.8 193.0 (p)193.4  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)5.3 7.1 6.2 6.0 (p)5.0  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.7 3.6 3.1 3.0 (p)2.5  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 158.4 156.5 156.1 156.7 159.5 (p)161.3

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.6 (p)0.7

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.8 9.4 (p)9.8

12-month % change

 0.0 5.9 4.8 3.5 4.4 (p)4.3

Manufacturing(3)

 23.5 23.4 23.3 23.4 23.5 (p)23.5

12-month % change

 -1.7 -2.1 -2.1 -2.5 -2.1 (p)-2.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 24.4 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.3 (p)24.6

12-month % change

 -2.0 -3.2 -0.8 -1.2 0.0 (p)0.4

Information(3)

 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 -4.6 -6.3 -6.2 -6.2 -6.3 (p)-6.3

Financial Activities(3)

 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1

12-month % change

 5.1 5.1 2.6 5.1 5.1 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 23.4 23.1 22.4 22.5 23.9 (p)24.4

12-month % change

 -3.3 -0.9 -3.4 -3.4 -1.2 (p)0.0

Education and Health Services(3)

 24.9 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 (p)25.3

12-month % change

 0.0 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.0 (p)2.0

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.6 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 -0.7 -1.5 -2.2 -0.8 0.0 (p)0.0

Other Services(3)

 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 (p)4.9

12-month % change

 -2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 24.8 24.2 24.6 24.7 24.7 (p)24.6

12-month % change

 5.1 7.6 3.8 5.1 4.7 (p)4.7

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   278.976   280.393   280.937

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

     2.5   2.1   2.3

CPI-W, All items(5)

   277.969   279.451   279.579

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

     2.3   2.1   2.2

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: June 21, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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