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Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.7 percent over the two months ending in September 2024.
Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Gasoline prices averaged $3.581 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in August 2024, down 28.6 cents compared to August 2023.
Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
Sept 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
767.5 | 769.1 | 769.9 | 770.0 | 770.8 | (p)772.0 | |
Employment(1) |
747.5 | 749.7 | 750.8 | 750.4 | 750.8 | (p)752.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
20.0 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.1 | (p)19.4 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | (p)2.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
706.2 | 706.8 | 709.0 | 708.0 | 712.0 | (p)714.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | (p)2.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
32.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.8 | (p)32.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
69.9 | 69.6 | 69.4 | 69.5 | 69.7 | (p)70.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.3 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.3 | (p)-0.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
140.1 | 140.5 | 139.9 | 139.7 | 140.0 | (p)140.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | (p)-0.5 | |
Information(3) |
11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | (p)11.5 | |
12-month % change |
-7.4 | -5.9 | -5.9 | -2.6 | -2.5 | (p)-2.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
34.1 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 34.3 | (p)34.4 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.6 | (p)-0.6 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
98.9 | 99.9 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 101.4 | (p)101.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
132.5 | 132.7 | 132.5 | 132.8 | 133.3 | (p)134.2 | |
12-month % change |
6.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | (p)6.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
73.7 | 74.2 | 72.9 | 72.7 | 74.1 | (p)74.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 | |
Other Services(3) |
24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.3 | (p)25.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | (p)1.6 | |
Government(3) |
88.2 | 86.6 | 89.4 | 88.5 | 89.7 | (p)89.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | (p)3.6 | |
Footnotes |