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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Massachusetts

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News Releases:
Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — July 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton was up 0.2 percent from May to July.

Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — July 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July.

Aug
10
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — June 2026

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH, metropolitan area for the year ending in June 2026.

Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:
Massachusetts
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
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2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,915.3 3,900.2 3,888.5 3,879.5 3,873.5 (p)3,870.8

Employment(1)

 3,729.1 3,716.8 3,707.2 3,703.0 3,702.5 (p)3,702.3

Unemployment(1)

 186.1 183.4 181.3 176.5 171.0 (p)168.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 (p)4.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,700.6 3,707.8 3,715.2 3,711.1 3,717.1 (p)3,712.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.4 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1

12-month % change

 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 (p)10.0

Construction(3)

 166.3 168.4 170.4 166.8 169.4 (p)169.3

12-month % change

 -0.8 0.8 2.1 -0.1 1.8 (p)2.0

Manufacturing(3)

 227.6 228.1 227.8 228.0 228.5 (p)228.1

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 (p)1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 558.5 560.9 561.4 561.5 558.7 (p)555.7

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 (p)-1.0

Information(3)

 89.8 89.3 88.9 89.5 88.3 (p)86.5

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -1.0 -2.2 (p)-3.9

Financial Activities(3)

 222.6 223.0 222.2 222.8 222.4 (p)220.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -0.9 -0.9 (p)-1.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 603.8 606.3 608.2 608.2 610.3 (p)611.4

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6 0.2 (p)0.4

Education & Health Services(3)

 850.5 852.2 854.6 854.5 861.9 (p)863.8

12-month % change

 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.6 (p)1.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 367.9 365.7 365.7 362.6 362.4 (p)362.0

12-month % change

 0.8 0.3 0.7 -1.2 0.3 (p)-0.6

Other Services(3)

 138.6 138.2 139.1 139.2 137.9 (p)139.1

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 (p)-0.4

Government(3)

 473.9 474.6 475.8 476.9 476.2 (p)475.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Providence Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Boston Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Springfield, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Worcester Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2026
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Aug 2026
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2026
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area — 2023–24 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts — Fourth Quarter 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2022
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Boston Area Employment — June 2025 Employment News Release Jul 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Worcester — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2021
Barnstable Town Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Barnstable Town — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Union Members in Massachusetts — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts — Second Quarter 2025 Employment News Release Mar 2026
Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025 Employment News Release Feb 2026
Pittsfield Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts — 2024 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Feb 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Massachusetts — 2025 Employment, Unemployment News Release Mar 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Amherst Town-Northampton — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026