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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Massachusetts, New Hampshire > Boston

Boston

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Boston, MA-NH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2024
Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas Average energy prices Table Dec 2020
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — October 2024 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Brockton-Nashua– 2012 Annual Average Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2013
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2023
Women’s Earnings in Massachusetts — 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
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 — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton: 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2020
Boston Area Employment — June 2024 Employment News Release Jul 2024
Unemployment in the Boston Area by Division - April 2015 Unemployment News Release Jun 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected STEM Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas and Divisions — May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2016
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Economy at a Glance:
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,899.4 2,912.5 2,896.3 2,839.9 (p)2,855.3  

Employment(1)

 2,789.2 2,786.5 2,771.2 2,742.4 (p)2,753.6  

Unemployment(1)

 110.2 126.0 125.1 97.5 (p)101.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.4 (p)3.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,862.1 2,849.2 2,838.7 2,829.1 (p)2,840.5  

12-month % change

 0.6 1.1 1.2 0.8 (p)0.5  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 133.5 134.0 135.7 133.7 (p)134.6  

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 1.0 (p)0.4  

Manufacturing(3)

 180.6 180.4 179.9 179.4 (p)179.3  

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.6 -2.4 -2.1 (p)-2.3  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 406.7 402.6 402.0 399.5 (p)402.9  

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.6 (p)-1.0  

Information(3)

 77.6 77.6 77.0 76.2 (p)76.6  

12-month % change

 -5.1 -5.3 -4.7 -4.9 (p)-3.0  

Financial Activities(3)

 187.2 188.8 189.5 184.3 (p)185.3  

12-month % change

 0.1 0.9 1.4 0.4 (p)0.8  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 536.1 537.5 533.2 527.3 (p)530.5  

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 (p)-0.4  

Education and Health Services(3)

 617.1 617.0 614.1 623.1 (p)629.2  

12-month % change

 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 (p)1.5  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 293.3 301.6 300.4 278.6 (p)272.4  

12-month % change

 3.7 6.3 6.0 3.7 (p)2.8  

Other Services(3)

 108.8 109.8 108.7 104.5 (p)105.7  

12-month % change

 2.3 1.8 1.4 3.2 (p)2.3  

Government(3)

 321.2 299.9 298.2 322.5 (p)324.0  

12-month % change

 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 (p)1.5  

Consumer Price Index: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

CPI-U, All items(4)

   335.963   338.258   338.512

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.5   3.4   3.1

CPI-W, All items(5)

   336.313   339.697   339.635

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.0   2.9   2.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary