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Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 1.5 percent for the two months ending in March 2024.
Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In January 2024, Massachusetts had 214,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.4 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.5.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,755.2 | (r)3,751.7 | (r)3,749.9 | 3,750.2 | 3,748.7 | (p)3,757.0 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,628.1 | (r)3,628.1 | (r)3,628.1 | 3,636.0 | 3,638.5 | (p)3,649.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)127.1 | (r)123.7 | (r)121.7 | 114.2 | 110.2 | (p)107.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.4 | (r)3.3 | (r)3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,711.4 | 3,716.5 | 3,721.1 | 3,732.6 | 3,737.6 | (p)3,740.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)1.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | (p)10.0 | |
Construction(3) |
174.2 | 173.9 | 174.2 | 173.9 | 174.9 | (p)175.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | (p)1.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
235.9 | 236.3 | 236.3 | 236.7 | 236.5 | (p)235.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.1 | (p)-1.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
563.1 | 561.0 | 560.0 | 558.9 | 560.2 | (p)559.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -0.7 | (p)-0.7 | |
Information(3) |
93.6 | 94.2 | 95.0 | 93.7 | 93.4 | (p)92.9 | |
12-month % change |
-5.2 | -4.3 | -3.5 | -4.9 | -4.2 | (p)-4.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
230.5 | 231.8 | 230.9 | 230.2 | 230.6 | (p)230.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
627.3 | 626.8 | 628.8 | 632.8 | 631.5 | (p)628.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.7 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 | (p)-1.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
831.5 | 832.7 | 835.2 | 839.0 | 841.0 | (p)843.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
355.9 | 359.7 | 359.9 | 364.5 | 366.8 | (p)368.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
139.3 | 139.8 | 139.9 | 140.1 | 140.0 | (p)141.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | (p)3.5 | |
Government(3) |
459.1 | 459.3 | 459.9 | 461.7 | 461.7 | (p)462.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 | |
Footnotes |