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New England and State Unemployment - 2016
The annual average unemployment rate in New England, at 4.1 percent in 2016, was down 0.8 percentage point over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014
Among the eight selected metropolitan areas in New England, only the Boston NECTA had wages that were significantly above the national average for systems software developers.
New England and State Unemployment — October 2015
The New England unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Vermont Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2016 |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)345.2 | (2)345.1 | 346.1 | 346.8 | 347.5 | (p)347.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)334.2 | (2)334.2 | 335.4 | 336.3 | 336.9 | (p)336.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)11.0 | (2)10.9 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | (p)10.7 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.2 | (2)3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)3.1 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
312.6 | 313.9 | 315.9 | 315.5 | 315.0 | (p)314.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)0.8 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | -11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
14.9 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.0 | (p)15.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | (p)0.6 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
29.2 | 29.3 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.9 | (p)29.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -3.9 | -4.6 | -4.3 | -3.7 | (p)-3.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
55.1 | 55.2 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 55.3 | (p)55.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | (p)-0.7 |
Information(4) |
|
4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 | -2.1 | -4.3 | 0.0 | -2.1 | (p)-2.2 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | (p)11.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 | (p)-4.2 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
27.6 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 27.9 | (p)28.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | (p)1.4 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
64.4 | 64.6 | 65.5 | 65.1 | 64.8 | (p)64.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (p)0.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
37.9 | 37.9 | 38.3 | 38.9 | 37.9 | (p)37.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | (p)8.9 |
Other Services(4) |
|
10.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | (p)11.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.8 | (p)5.8 |
Government(4) |
|
55.4 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.5 | 56.1 | (p)55.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | (p)0.0 |
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