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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.1 percent in August.
Employment declined in all nine of the largest counties in Massachusetts from March 2025 to March 2026.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton was up 0.2 percent from May to July.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,900.2 | 3,888.5 | 3,879.5 | 3,873.5 | 3,871.0 | (p)3,871.9 | |
Employment(1) |
3,716.8 | 3,707.2 | 3,703.0 | 3,702.5 | 3,702.4 | (p)3,705.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
183.4 | 181.3 | 176.5 | 171.0 | 168.5 | (p)166.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | (p)4.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,707.8 | 3,715.2 | 3,711.1 | 3,717.1 | 3,713.1 | (p)3,706.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 | |
12-month % change |
10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | (p)10.0 | |
Construction(3) |
168.4 | 170.4 | 166.8 | 169.4 | 169.3 | (p)167.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | (p)1.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
228.1 | 227.8 | 228.0 | 228.5 | 228.3 | (p)229.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
560.9 | 561.4 | 561.5 | 558.7 | 557.0 | (p)555.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 | |
Information(3) |
89.3 | 88.9 | 89.5 | 88.3 | 87.1 | (p)87.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -3.2 | (p)-2.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
223.0 | 222.2 | 222.8 | 222.4 | 219.8 | (p)220.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | (p)-1.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
606.3 | 608.2 | 608.2 | 610.3 | 611.1 | (p)604.7 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (p)-0.5 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
852.2 | 854.6 | 854.5 | 861.9 | 863.5 | (p)862.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | (p)1.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
365.7 | 365.7 | 362.6 | 362.4 | 361.6 | (p)362.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | (p)-0.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
138.2 | 139.1 | 139.2 | 137.9 | 139.4 | (p)139.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | (p)0.2 | |
Government(3) |
474.6 | 475.8 | 476.9 | 476.2 | 474.9 | (p)475.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | (p)0.1 | |
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