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Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.7 percent over the two months ending in September 2024.
Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In July 2024, Massachusetts had 176,000 job openings, at a rate of 4.5 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.8.
Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
Sept 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,769.1 | 3,782.8 | 3,806.6 | 3,828.7 | 3,844.0 | (p)3,850.5 | |
Employment(1) |
3,659.9 | 3,667.5 | 3,683.7 | 3,695.8 | 3,701.0 | (p)3,703.7 | |
Unemployment(1) |
109.2 | 115.3 | 122.9 | 132.8 | 143.1 | (p)146.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | (p)3.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,729.7 | 3,736.1 | 3,752.5 | 3,748.4 | 3,746.3 | (p)3,743.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)0.9 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)11.1 | |
Construction(3) |
176.0 | 177.5 | 178.0 | 177.8 | 179.4 | (p)178.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | (p)3.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
234.2 | 232.5 | 231.5 | 230.4 | 231.6 | (p)232.7 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -2.2 | -2.4 | -2.7 | -2.1 | (p)-1.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
560.2 | 560.4 | 560.9 | 560.9 | 560.6 | (p)561.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-0.2 | |
Information(3) |
92.8 | 92.6 | 92.0 | 90.6 | 89.7 | (p)90.3 | |
12-month % change |
-4.2 | -3.1 | -3.8 | -4.7 | -5.2 | (p)-4.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
229.9 | 230.2 | 230.9 | 231.7 | 231.2 | (p)229.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | (p)-0.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
628.2 | 630.0 | 633.0 | 629.0 | 629.0 | (p)631.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | (p)0.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
840.0 | 844.5 | 850.3 | 847.7 | 848.6 | (p)851.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | (p)2.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
365.3 | 366.4 | 364.8 | 366.8 | 362.7 | (p)360.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | (p)1.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
140.0 | 140.2 | 141.1 | 139.7 | 139.2 | (p)141.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | (p)3.4 | |
Government(3) |
462.1 | 460.8 | 469.0 | 472.8 | 473.3 | (p)466.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | (p)1.0 | |
Footnotes |