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Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2019
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended March 2019.
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — March 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area increased 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Union Membership in Massachusetts and Connecticut — 2018
In 2018, union members accounted for 13.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Massachusetts and 16.0 percent in Connecticut compared to 12.4 and 16.9 percent, respectively, in 2017.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,921.2 | (2)1,920.7 | 1,923.6 | 1,923.6 | 1,920.9 | (p)1,915.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,848.0 | (2)1,847.3 | 1,849.7 | 1,849.7 | 1,846.8 | (p)1,843.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)73.2 | (2)73.4 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 74.1 | (p)72.5 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.8 | (2)3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,695.7 | 1,696.8 | 1,694.3 | 1,694.7 | 1,695.0 | (p)1,695.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -16.7 | -16.7 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
60.3 | 61.4 | 62.1 | 61.6 | 62.3 | (p)60.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | (p)3.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
160.4 | 160.4 | 160.8 | 161.5 | 161.3 | (p)160.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
295.6 | 296.1 | 295.1 | 294.1 | 294.9 | (p)295.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -0.7 | (p)0.2 |
Information(4) |
|
32.5 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.8 | (p)32.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | (p)3.1 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
126.7 | 127.0 | 126.5 | 126.7 | 127.1 | (p)127.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | (p)1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
221.2 | 219.5 | 216.8 | 217.8 | 217.1 | (p)218.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.5 | (p)-0.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
336.1 | 336.9 | 336.8 | 337.1 | 337.6 | (p)338.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
159.7 | 160.5 | 161.4 | 161.2 | 160.3 | (p)160.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 |
Other Services(4) |
|
65.5 | 64.8 | 64.4 | 64.2 | 64.3 | (p)64.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.5 | (p)-2.3 |
Government(4) |
|
237.2 | 237.0 | 236.9 | 237.1 | 236.8 | (p)236.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.3 |
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