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Boston, MA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2025
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — February 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Mar 2025
Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area — 2022–23	Consumer spending	News Release	Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — January 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Feb 2025
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
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2025
Boston Area Employment — June 2024	Employment	News Release	Jul 2024

Boston, MA Economy at a Glance:

Boston, MA
Data Series	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)1,181.1	(2)1,184.1	(2)1,186.7	1,192.5	1,188.7	(p)1,190.3
Employment(1)	(2)1,135.9	(2)1,138.9	(2)1,139.8	1,140.2	1,133.4	(p)1,135.0
Unemployment(1)	(2)45.2	(2)45.3	(2)46.8	52.3	55.3	(p)55.3
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)3.8	(2)3.8	(2)3.9	4.4	4.6	(p)4.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	1,286.9	1,289.1	1,283.8	1,256.6	1,257.4	(p)1,264.6
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.5	(p)-0.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	53.9	53.2	52.2	50.2	49.6	(p)49.3
12-month % change	-2.7	-2.7	-2.1	-2.1	-2.4	(p)-3.5
Manufacturing(4)	36.7	36.5	36.3	36.1	36.0	(p)36.1
12-month % change	-2.9	-2.9	-3.5	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-2.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	171.7	173.8	176.1	172.1	169.2	(p)169.5
12-month % change	0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.9	0.4	(p)0.4
Information(4)	33.4	33.7	33.4	33.1	33.0	(p)33.0
12-month % change	-1.5	-0.9	-2.1	-1.8	-3.5	(p)-2.9
Financial Activities(4)	122.6	123.4	123.5	123.2	122.9	(p)123.3
12-month % change	-1.6	-0.6	-0.7	0.1	0.3	(p)0.7
Professional and Business Services(4)	211.9	210.8	209.8	206.4	205.3	(p)205.2
12-month % change	-2.4	-2.8	-2.5	-1.8	-2.7	(p)-3.0
Education and Health Services(4)	318.1	319.7	316.0	308.7	315.4	(p)317.4
12-month % change	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.7	0.1	(p)0.5
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	137.8	136.0	134.2	127.9	125.0	(p)129.0
12-month % change	0.1	0.0	-1.1	-1.0	-2.4	(p)-1.6
Other Services(4)	46.0	45.6	45.9	45.4	44.9	(p)45.0
12-month % change	0.2	-1.1	-0.9	0.2	-0.7	(p)-1.1
Government(4)	154.8	156.4	156.4	153.5	156.1	(p)156.8
12-month % change	3.6	3.9	3.6	3.1	3.0	(p)2.6
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
CPI-U, All items(5)		338.512		343.486		343.972
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)		3.1		3.9		2.5
CPI-W, All items(6)		339.635		344.334		345.599
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)		2.6		3.5		2.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary