Economy at a Glance

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 1,551.9 1,556.9 1,540.0 1,550.0 1,548.9 (P) 1,545.5

Employment (1)

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 1,446.3 1,463.0 1,442.9 1,457.6 1,465.4 (P) 1,461.3

Unemployment (1)

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 105.6 93.9 97.2 92.4 83.5 (P) 84.1

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.4 (P) 5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 1,709.4 1,700.3 1,708.8 1,722.6 1,727.1 (P) 1,722.7

12-month % change
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 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.1 (P) 1.9

Mining and Logging (3)

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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 (P) 0.3

12-month % change
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 -25.0 -25.0 -25.0 -25.0 -25.0 (P) 0.0

Construction (3)

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 52.8 53.5 51.7 51.3 51.1 (P) 50.6

12-month % change
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 0.4 1.9 0.2 0.8 1.4 (P) 4.5

Manufacturing (3)

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 94.9 95.2 95.3 95.7 95.8 (P) 96.3

12-month % change
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 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.6 (P) 3.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 240.0 242.7 242.2 245.2 248.4 (P) 252.3

12-month % change
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 0.3 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.2 (P) 2.3

Information (3)

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 60.5 55.0 60.3 59.4 59.7 (P) 59.9

12-month % change
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 6.1 -3.2 7.1 4.6 4.4 (P) 4.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 146.9 146.6 144.9 144.7 144.1 (P) 144.5

12-month % change
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 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.0 (P) 0.1

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 302.1 303.2 302.0 304.8 304.0 (P) 301.2

12-month % change
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 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 2.6 (P) 2.4

Education and Health Services (3)

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 379.9 374.8 380.5 390.4 393.4 (P) 390.6

12-month % change
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 4.5 3.6 2.0 1.2 1.4 (P) 0.9

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 172.0 171.7 164.3 162.4 161.0 (P) 157.3

12-month % change
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 6.8 6.3 4.4 2.6 4.6 (P) 3.4

Other Services (3)

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 67.9 67.6 66.3 66.2 66.3 (P) 65.5

12-month % change
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 4.8 5.3 7.3 5.9 6.9 (P) 4.6

Government (3)

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 192.1 189.7 201.0 202.2 203.0 (P) 204.2

12-month % change
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 -0.6 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.4 (P) 0.0

Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT

CPI-U, All items (4)

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 244.256 245.310 245.030

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4)

3.4 3.7 2.9

CPI-W, All items (5)

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 245.949 246.424 246.349

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5)

3.9 4.0 3.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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