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Employment declined in 7 of the 9 largest counties in Massachusetts from September 2023 to September 2024.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In December 2024, Massachusetts had 198,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.0 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.8.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2024 |
Sept 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,914.9 | (r)3,917.1 | (r)3,918.8 | (r)3,916.8 | (r)3,916.4 | (p)3,926.0 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,752.0 | (r)3,753.0 | (r)3,754.0 | (r)3,754.3 | (r)3,754.4 | (p)3,761.2 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)162.9 | (r)164.2 | (r)164.8 | (r)162.4 | (r)162.0 | (p)164.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.2 | (r)4.2 | (r)4.2 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | (p)4.2 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,717.0 | 3,718.2 | 3,715.9 | 3,715.2 | 3,722.2 | (p)3,725.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | (p)0.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | (p)10.0 | |
Construction(3) |
169.7 | 169.1 | 168.8 | 166.1 | 165.4 | (p)165.6 | |
12-month % change |
-2.0 | -2.5 | -2.4 | -3.6 | -4.0 | (p)-3.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
230.3 | 230.0 | 230.6 | 229.8 | 229.5 | (p)229.9 | |
12-month % change |
-2.6 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | (p)-1.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
558.4 | 559.4 | 556.9 | 555.2 | 556.1 | (p)555.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -0.9 | (p)-0.7 | |
Information(3) |
90.8 | 91.7 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 91.8 | (p)90.8 | |
12-month % change |
-4.7 | -3.7 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -2.4 | (p)-3.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
224.6 | 224.8 | 226.2 | 227.2 | 227.7 | (p)228.7 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | (p)0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
625.1 | 625.6 | 625.7 | 624.7 | 626.4 | (p)626.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.8 | (p)-1.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
843.4 | 844.5 | 842.4 | 843.9 | 846.5 | (p)844.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | (p)1.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
360.7 | 362.9 | 363.8 | 367.0 | 368.7 | (p)372.7 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | (p)2.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
136.7 | 135.9 | 137.2 | 136.6 | 137.3 | (p)137.7 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | (p)-0.5 | |
Government(3) |
476.3 | 473.3 | 471.5 | 471.5 | 471.7 | (p)472.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | (p)1.2 | |
Footnotes |