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News Releases: Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2026 Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — September 2026 County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire — First Quarter 2026
New Hampshire Economy at a Glance:
Nov
06
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH, metropolitan area for the year ending in September 2026.
Oct
14
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in September.
Sep
04
Employment declined in all three of the largest counties in New Hampshire from March 2025 to March 2026.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
777.1 | 777.0 | 775.9 | 775.4 | 774.3 | (p)773.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
753.0 | 753.3 | 753.2 | 753.5 | 753.0 | (p)753.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
24.1 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 21.4 | (p)20.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | (p)2.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
700.4 | 701.0 | 705.5 | 704.8 | 703.2 | (p)703.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 |
12-month % change |
|
12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
32.2 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.4 | (p)31.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -3.4 | (p)-2.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
67.0 | 66.6 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 67.8 | (p)67.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.9 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | (p)-0.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
134.9 | 134.5 | 134.8 | 134.6 | 134.0 | (p)134.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | (p)-1.2 |
Information(3) |
|
10.9 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | (p)10.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -2.7 | -1.8 | (p)-2.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
33.6 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.4 | (p)32.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | (p)-1.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
100.7 | 101.7 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.6 | (p)101.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | (p)2.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
130.7 | 130.8 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 131.3 | (p)130.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
76.5 | 78.0 | 79.4 | 78.9 | 78.5 | (p)78.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
26.8 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.0 | (p)26.4 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | (p)2.7 |
Government(3) |
|
86.2 | 85.9 | 88.1 | 87.5 | 87.6 | (p)88.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | (p)0.8 |
|
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