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Average Energy Prices In Boston-Brockton-Nashua – June 2017
Boston area households paid an average of $2.291 a gallon for gasoline in June 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, New York-Northern New Jersey – June 2017
Prices in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in June.
County Employment and Wages in Connecticut — Fourth Quarter 2016
Three of the four large counties in Connecticut reported employment increases from December 2015 to December 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,886.2 | 1,892.2 | 1,901.4 | 1,911.7 | 1,922.5 | (p)1,929.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,804.1 | 1,807.2 | 1,812.0 | 1,819.9 | 1,828.9 | (p)1,834.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)82.1 | 85.0 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 93.6 | (p)95.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,677.5 | 1,684.0 | 1,684.1 | 1,684.7 | 1,681.6 | (p)1,688.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
58.0 | 58.0 | 59.3 | 59.1 | 61.7 | (p)61.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 3.9 | (p)3.4 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
156.2 | 156.1 | 155.7 | 156.6 | 156.7 | (p)155.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (p)-0.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
298.1 | 302.4 | 300.6 | 299.3 | 296.8 | (p)297.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | (p)-0.4 |
Information(4) |
|
31.9 | 31.5 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 31.5 | (p)31.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -3.1 | -4.3 | -2.8 | -2.2 | (p)-4.0 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
130.2 | 131.6 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.8 | (p)132.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | (p)2.2 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
216.4 | 217.4 | 218.6 | 218.7 | 215.5 | (p)217.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 | (p)-0.3 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
331.3 | 327.9 | 331.8 | 330.8 | 330.2 | (p)333.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | (p)1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
155.3 | 158.4 | 155.6 | 156.0 | 156.4 | (p)158.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | (p)3.1 |
Other Services(4) |
|
65.6 | 66.4 | 66.0 | 67.2 | 67.2 | (p)67.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | (p)5.0 |
Government(4) |
|
233.9 | 233.7 | 233.6 | 233.7 | 233.2 | (p)233.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -1.9 | (p)-1.8 |
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