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News Releases:
Apr
29
Boston Area Employment — March 2025

March total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, metropolitan area was little changed over the year.

Apr
29
Occupational Employment and Wages in Barnstable Town — May 2024

Workers in the Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.45 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66.

Apr
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region was unchanged in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:
Massachusetts
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2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,918.8 (r)3,916.8 (r)3,916.4 3,925.8 3,932.3 (p)3,936.1

Employment(1)

 (r)3,754.0 (r)3,754.3 (r)3,754.4 3,761.0 3,763.7 (p)3,762.0

Unemployment(1)

 (r)164.8 (r)162.4 (r)162.0 164.8 168.7 (p)174.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.2 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 4.2 4.3 (p)4.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,715.9 3,715.2 3,722.2 3,718.9 3,714.3 (p)3,718.7

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 (p)-0.3

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)0.0

Construction(3)

 168.8 166.1 165.4 165.8 166.7 (p)164.5

12-month % change

 -2.4 -3.6 -4.0 -3.8 -2.9 (p)-4.1

Manufacturing(3)

 230.6 229.8 229.5 229.9 229.7 (p)229.8

12-month % change

 -2.1 -2.2 -2.1 -1.6 -1.3 (p)-1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 556.9 555.2 556.1 555.3 555.4 (p)556.0

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.1 -0.9 -0.7 -0.8 (p)-0.9

Information(3)

 91.7 92.1 91.8 90.7 91.2 (p)91.6

12-month % change

 -2.4 -2.1 -2.4 -3.4 -3.2 (p)-2.4

Financial Activities(3)

 226.2 227.2 227.7 227.9 226.8 (p)227.2

12-month % change

 -1.4 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 -0.3 (p)0.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 625.7 624.7 626.4 625.3 623.8 (p)626.7

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.1 -0.8 -1.2 -1.2 (p)-0.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 842.4 843.9 846.5 843.4 845.5 (p)847.2

12-month % change

 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.2 (p)1.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 363.8 367.0 368.7 369.2 364.4 (p)364.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.0 (p)-0.1

Other Services(3)

 137.2 136.6 137.3 137.7 137.6 (p)137.9

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 (p)-0.4

Government(3)

 471.5 471.5 471.7 472.6 472.1 (p)472.6

12-month % change

 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Providence, RI-MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Boston, MA-NH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Springfield, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Worcester, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2025
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2025
Consumer Expenditures in the Boston Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Dec 2024
County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts — Third Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — March 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2025
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
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2025
Boston Area Employment — March 2025 Employment News Release Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Worcester — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2021
Barnstable Town, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Barnstable Town — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Union Members in Massachusetts — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts — Third Quarter 2021 N/A News Release Jun 2022
Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
Pittsfield, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Massachusetts — 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Mar 2025