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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Massachusetts, Connecticut > Worcester

Worcester

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Worcester, MA-CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2024
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
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — June 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Worcester — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected STEM Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas and Divisions — May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2016
Worcester, MA-CT Economy at a Glance:
Worcester, MA-CT
Data Series Back
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 358.8 363.7 361.1 362.4 370.5 (p)370.9

Employment(1)

 344.8 350.6 349.6 348.6 356.0 (p)354.0

Unemployment(1)

 14.0 13.2 11.5 13.8 14.5 (p)16.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.8 3.9 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 289.2 290.0 292.5 294.3 296.8 (p)294.2

12-month % change

 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 (p)1.9

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 11.1 11.3 11.8 12.2 12.3 (p)12.3

12-month % change

 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.8 0.0 (p)0.0

Manufacturing(3)

 27.6 27.5 27.4 27.2 27.4 (p)27.3

12-month % change

 -0.7 -1.1 -1.1 -2.2 -2.1 (p)-2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 49.8 49.8 49.5 50.1 50.5 (p)50.0

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.0 -1.0 -0.6 -0.6 (p)0.4

Information(3)

 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

12-month % change

 -3.7 -7.1 -3.7 -3.7 -7.1 (p)-7.1

Financial Activities(3)

 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 31.1 30.8 32.1 32.3 32.9 (p)33.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.3 -1.2 -0.3 0.3 (p)1.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 73.0 73.1 73.3 72.6 73.3 (p)73.0

12-month % change

 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.2 5.2 (p)5.3

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 23.7 23.9 24.3 25.5 26.6 (p)26.8

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.8 -2.0 -0.8 0.8 (p)4.3

Other Services(3)

 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 11.0 (p)11.0

12-month % change

 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 45.9 46.5 46.9 47.1 46.0 (p)43.7

12-month % change

 1.3 2.0 3.1 2.8 3.6 (p)2.3

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