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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayWorkplace fatalities
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Sep 2014
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast	Consumer price indexes	Table	Sep 2024
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — April 2024	Average energy prices	News Release	May 2024
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Brockton-Nashua– 2012 Annual Average	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2013
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – July 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 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
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jun 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 — June 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Aug 2024
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-Newton, MA Economy at a Glance:

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		1,680.5	1,709.2	1,698.1	1,699.0	1,744.5	(p)1,752.9
Employment(1)		1,628.1	1,657.0	1,651.2	1,639.7	1,678.9	(p)1,678.5
Unemployment(1)		52.4	52.2	46.9	59.3	65.6	(p)74.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.1	3.1	2.8	3.5	3.8	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		1,902.9	1,905.3	1,920.3	1,928.8	1,955.4	(p)1,949.5
12-month % change		0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.8	(p)1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		72.3	73.6	76.3	78.7	80.4	(p)80.9
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.1	-0.5	0.8	0.9	(p)0.5
Manufacturing(3)		77.3	77.0	76.3	76.1	76.0	(p)75.5
12-month % change		0.1	-0.4	-1.2	-1.4	-2.8	(p)-3.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		234.6	234.0	234.0	236.0	238.9	(p)236.5
12-month % change		-0.9	-1.0	-0.5	-0.6	-1.0	(p)-0.2
Information(3)		62.9	62.2	62.6	61.7	61.9	(p)62.0
12-month % change		-5.4	-6.3	-4.9	-5.2	-5.5	(p)-5.3
Financial Activities(3)		153.1	153.5	153.1	152.6	157.1	(p)158.2
12-month % change		-1.2	-1.0	-0.5	-0.7	0.3	(p)1.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		403.5	401.9	406.4	406.6	412.7	(p)415.9
12-month % change		-1.3	-1.9	-1.6	-1.3	-0.8	(p)-0.4
Education and Health Services(3)		460.2	459.3	460.1	452.3	449.8	(p)447.8
12-month % change		3.1	2.3	2.4	1.5	2.1	(p)1.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		171.5	175.2	181.4	193.0	204.6	(p)211.1
12-month % change		0.9	1.4	1.5	3.0	5.1	(p)8.1
Other Services(3)		66.7	67.4	68.0	68.9	71.5	(p)71.9
12-month % change		1.5	2.1	1.5	1.6	2.9	(p)2.0
Government(3)		200.8	201.2	202.1	202.9	202.5	(p)189.7
12-month % change		1.6	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.9	(p)1.8
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
CPI-U, All items(4)			335.599		337.772		335.963
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)			3.3		4.0		3.5
CPI-W, All items(5)			336.088		338.025		336.313
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)			3.5		3.9		3.0
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