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New Bedford

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentAverage energy pricesConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingPay
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 – August 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 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 — July 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2020

New Bedford, MA Economy at a Glance:

New Bedford, MA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		84.6	85.5	85.1	85.1	87.9	(p)87.7
Employment(1)		80.0	81.2	81.5	81.2	83.7	(p)82.8
Unemployment(1)		4.6	4.3	3.6	3.9	4.3	(p)4.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.4	5.1	4.3	4.6	4.8	(p)5.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		65.5	65.6	66.3	66.6	67.9	(p)66.9
12-month % change		0.6	0.2	0.9	0.3	0.6	(p)1.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	(p)2.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-3.7	0.0	-3.6	(p)3.7
Manufacturing(3)		6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.8	(p)6.7
12-month % change		-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	-4.3	-4.2	(p)-4.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		11.8	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	(p)11.9
12-month % change		3.5	1.7	2.6	1.7	1.7	(p)3.5
Information(3)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		-25.0	-25.0	-25.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	(p)6.7
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	(p)6.9
12-month % change		-1.5	0.0	0.0	-2.9	-1.4	(p)1.5
Education and Health Services(3)		16.1	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.3	(p)16.2
12-month % change		1.9	1.3	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.6	6.7	6.9	7.2	7.6	(p)7.8
12-month % change		-1.5	-4.3	-1.4	-1.4	-1.3	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		4.0	4.0	8.0	3.8	3.7	(p)0.0
Government(3)		10.6	10.7	10.7	10.5	10.9	(p)9.9
12-month % change		1.0	1.9	1.9	1.0	1.9	(p)2.1
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. (p) Preliminary