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New Bedford

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingPay
New England - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
New England Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2021
Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – December 2018	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2019
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Brockton-Nashua– 2012 Annual Average	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2013
Consumer Expenditures for the Boston Metropolitan Area: 2015-16	Consumer spending	News Release	Jan 2018
Women’s Earnings in Massachusetts — 2019	Pay	News Release	Mar 2021
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — January 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Feb 2021
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2020

New Bedford, MA Economy at a Glance:

New Bedford, MA

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)83.0	(2)84.0	(2)84.0	84.2	(p)84.7
Employment(1)		(2)75.7	(2)76.8	(2)76.7	76.1	(p)76.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)7.4	(2)7.2	(2)7.3	8.1	(p)8.1
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)8.9	(2)8.6	(2)8.7	9.6	(p)9.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		61.4	61.6	61.4	60.1	60.5	(p)61.4
12-month % change		-9.4	-9.9	-10.2	-9.5	-9.7	(p)-8.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		2.7	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.3	(p)2.4
12-month % change		0.0	3.8	0.0	4.3	-4.2	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		6.3	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.5	(p)6.5
12-month % change		-11.3	-9.7	-11.1	-11.3	-9.7	(p)-11.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		11.2	11.6	12.2	11.6	11.8	(p)11.8
12-month % change		-5.1	-4.1	0.0	-1.7	2.6	(p)2.6
Information(4)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		-20.0	-20.0	-20.0	0.0	-20.0	(p)-20.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		-11.1	-11.1	-11.1	-5.9	-5.9	(p)-5.9
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.8	5.7	5.6	5.8	5.8	(p)5.6
12-month % change		0.0	-5.0	-5.1	5.5	5.5	(p)1.8
Education and Health Services(4)		15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.4	(p)15.4
12-month % change		-11.9	-11.9	-12.4	-11.9	-12.5	(p)-12.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		6.0	5.8	5.3	5.0	5.0	(p)5.8
12-month % change		-14.3	-15.9	-24.3	-27.5	-27.5	(p)-15.9
Other Services(4)		2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		-16.0	-16.0	-12.5	-12.5	-12.5	(p)-12.5
Government(4)		9.8	9.7	9.7	9.4	9.6	(p)9.8
12-month % change		-10.9	-13.4	-12.6	-12.1	-15.0	(p)-13.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary