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Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – August 2018
Boston area households paid an average of $2.893 a gallon for gasoline in August 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2017
Workers in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.08 in May 2016.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterbury, CT -- May 2017
Workers in the Waterbury Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.50 in May 2017, about 1 percent above the nationwide average of $24.34, according to the U.S. Bureau of
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,904.7 | 1,901.0 | 1,898.5 | 1,896.5 | 1,898.5 | (p)1,899.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,818.4 | 1,815.2 | 1,813.6 | 1,812.6 | 1,815.8 | (p)1,818.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
86.3 | 85.8 | 84.9 | 83.9 | 82.8 | (p)80.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,688.5 | 1,686.6 | 1,692.7 | 1,698.0 | 1,698.5 | (p)1,699.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 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) |
|
59.4 | 59.2 | 59.5 | 61.0 | 61.5 | (p)62.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | (p)6.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
162.6 | 162.8 | 163.1 | 163.7 | 163.6 | (p)163.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | (p)2.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
298.7 | 297.6 | 299.6 | 299.3 | 298.1 | (p)297.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
30.7 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.9 | 30.8 | (p)30.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -2.5 | -1.9 | (p)-1.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
128.4 | 127.6 | 127.5 | 127.4 | 127.1 | (p)127.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | (p)-0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
221.1 | 220.5 | 221.2 | 222.7 | 222.3 | (p)222.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
338.5 | 338.8 | 339.2 | 340.8 | 341.4 | (p)342.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | (p)2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
153.8 | 154.5 | 156.1 | 158.3 | 160.6 | (p)161.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | (p)2.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
64.4 | 64.4 | 65.6 | 65.3 | 65.0 | (p)65.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | (p)0.0 |
Government(3) |
|
230.3 | 230.1 | 229.6 | 228.0 | 227.5 | (p)226.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -1.8 | (p)-2.2 |
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