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From September 2024 to December 2024, private sector gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in Massachusetts.
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.0 percent in the Boston metropolitan area for the year ended June 2025.
June total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, metropolitan area was little changed over the year.
Data Series | Back Data |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
June 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,925.8 | 3,932.3 | 3,936.1 | 3,944.3 | 3,956.4 | (p)3,959.5 | |
Employment(1) |
3,761.0 | 3,763.7 | 3,762.0 | 3,763.3 | 3,766.8 | (p)3,767.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
164.8 | 168.7 | 174.1 | 181.0 | 189.6 | (p)191.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | (p)4.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,718.9 | 3,714.3 | 3,717.1 | 3,725.2 | 3,728.9 | (p)3,727.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | (p)0.1 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 | |
12-month % change |
10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | (p)10.0 | |
Construction(3) |
165.8 | 166.7 | 164.2 | 165.5 | 167.6 | (p)168.6 | |
12-month % change |
-3.8 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -2.5 | -1.7 | (p)-0.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
229.9 | 229.7 | 229.7 | 229.6 | 229.8 | (p)229.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | (p)-0.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
555.3 | 555.4 | 557.3 | 559.9 | 560.5 | (p)560.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | (p)0.2 | |
Information(3) |
90.7 | 91.2 | 91.4 | 91.7 | 92.4 | (p)91.7 | |
12-month % change |
-3.4 | -3.2 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -0.3 | (p)-1.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
227.9 | 226.8 | 227.3 | 228.4 | 229.5 | (p)227.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | (p)0.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
625.3 | 623.8 | 625.8 | 626.3 | 623.2 | (p)621.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.9 | (p)-1.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
843.4 | 845.5 | 846.1 | 846.9 | 848.1 | (p)849.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
369.2 | 364.4 | 363.4 | 364.5 | 365.4 | (p)365.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 | |
Other Services(3) |
137.7 | 137.6 | 138.1 | 138.6 | 139.3 | (p)140.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (p)1.0 | |
Government(3) |
472.6 | 472.1 | 472.7 | 472.7 | 472.0 | (p)471.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | (p)0.3 | |
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