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News Releases: Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts — First Quarter 2026 Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — September 2026
Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:
Nov
06
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH, metropolitan area for the year ending in September 2026.
Nov
04
From December 2025 to March 2026, Massachusetts had 168,577 gross job losses and 165,250 gross job gains in the private sector.
Oct
14
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in September.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,888.5 | 3,879.5 | 3,873.5 | 3,871.0 | 3,871.8 | (p)3,880.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,707.2 | 3,703.0 | 3,702.5 | 3,702.4 | 3,705.5 | (p)3,713.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
181.3 | 176.5 | 171.0 | 168.5 | 166.3 | (p)166.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,715.2 | 3,711.1 | 3,717.1 | 3,713.1 | 3,707.5 | (p)3,711.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (p)0.4 |
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) |
|
170.4 | 166.8 | 169.4 | 169.3 | 167.8 | (p)167.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | (p)1.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
227.8 | 228.0 | 228.5 | 228.3 | 228.7 | (p)227.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | (p)1.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
561.4 | 561.5 | 558.7 | 557.0 | 556.2 | (p)558.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | (p)-0.5 |
Information(3) |
|
88.9 | 89.5 | 88.3 | 87.1 | 87.4 | (p)87.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -2.9 | (p)-2.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
222.2 | 222.8 | 222.4 | 219.8 | 220.7 | (p)223.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -1.1 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
608.2 | 608.2 | 610.3 | 611.1 | 606.9 | (p)609.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | (p)0.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
854.6 | 854.5 | 861.9 | 863.5 | 861.7 | (p)860.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | (p)1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
365.7 | 362.6 | 362.4 | 361.6 | 361.3 | (p)359.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | (p)-1.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
139.1 | 139.2 | 137.9 | 139.4 | 139.6 | (p)140.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | (p)1.8 |
Government(3) |
|
475.8 | 476.9 | 476.2 | 474.9 | 476.1 | (p)476.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.7 |
|
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