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Average Energy Prices In Boston-Brockton-Nashua – April 2018
Boston area households paid an average of $2.731 a gallon for gasoline in April 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the New York-Newark-Bridgeport, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. metropolitan area for the year ended March 2018.
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area increased 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,912.3 | (2)1,912.6 | 1,909.9 | 1,908.2 | 1,904.7 | (p)1,901.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,826.0 | (2)1,826.2 | 1,823.2 | 1,821.2 | 1,818.4 | (p)1,815.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)86.2 | (2)86.4 | 86.8 | 86.9 | 86.3 | (p)85.8 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,679.9 | 1,685.6 | 1,689.4 | 1,692.0 | 1,688.5 | (p)1,687.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.5 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
58.0 | 57.3 | 57.1 | 58.9 | 59.4 | (p)59.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.7 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | (p)2.1 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
161.9 | 163.8 | 163.2 | 162.8 | 162.6 | (p)162.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
297.6 | 299.6 | 300.2 | 300.2 | 298.7 | (p)297.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.1 |
Information(4) |
|
31.1 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.7 | (p)30.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -4.1 | -3.8 | (p)-3.8 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
128.0 | 127.8 | 128.0 | 128.9 | 128.4 | (p)127.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | (p)-0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
216.9 | 219.3 | 221.1 | 220.5 | 221.1 | (p)221.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)1.4 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
335.8 | 336.1 | 337.6 | 338.5 | 338.5 | (p)339.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
153.5 | 154.6 | 154.7 | 155.2 | 153.8 | (p)154.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 | (p)-0.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
65.3 | 64.8 | 65.5 | 65.3 | 64.4 | (p)64.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | (p)-0.8 |
Government(4) |
|
231.2 | 231.1 | 230.7 | 230.5 | 230.3 | (p)230.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -1.9 | (p)-1.0 |
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