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Consumer Price Index, Boston-Brockton-Nashua — July 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Brockton-Nashua area edged up 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, New York-Northern New Jersey – July 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 down 0.2 percent in July.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk — May 2016
Workers in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.15 in May 2016, about 31 percent above the nationwide average of $23.86.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,901.4 | 1,911.7 | 1,922.5 | 1,929.1 | 1,933.1 | (p)1,933.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,812.0 | 1,819.9 | 1,828.9 | 1,834.0 | 1,836.1 | (p)1,836.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
89.4 | 91.7 | 93.6 | 95.1 | 97.0 | (p)96.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | (p)5.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,684.1 | 1,684.7 | 1,681.6 | 1,687.2 | 1,692.8 | (p)1,692.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
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(3) |
|
59.3 | 59.1 | 61.7 | 61.2 | 60.5 | (p)58.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | (p)0.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
155.7 | 156.6 | 156.7 | 155.8 | 156.6 | (p)156.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | (p)-0.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
300.6 | 299.3 | 296.8 | 297.8 | 298.2 | (p)300.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | (p)0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
31.2 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.3 | 31.9 | (p)32.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.3 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -3.1 | -1.5 | (p)-0.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
131.1 | 131.2 | 131.8 | 132.3 | 132.8 | (p)133.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | (p)2.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
218.6 | 218.7 | 215.5 | 216.8 | 216.3 | (p)215.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | (p)-1.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
331.8 | 330.8 | 330.2 | 333.2 | 333.2 | (p)334.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | (p)1.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
155.6 | 156.0 | 156.4 | 156.7 | 161.1 | (p)159.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | (p)3.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
66.0 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.6 | 67.8 | (p)68.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)6.0 |
Government(3) |
|
233.6 | 233.7 | 233.2 | 233.9 | 233.8 | (p)232.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -1.8 | (p)-1.3 |
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