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Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston fell 0.5 percent over the two months ending in July.
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT, metropolitan area for the year ended June 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,748.7 | 3,757.0 | 3,769.1 | 3,782.8 | 3,806.6 | (p)3,828.6 | |
Employment(1) |
3,638.5 | 3,649.8 | 3,659.9 | 3,667.5 | 3,683.7 | (p)3,695.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
110.2 | 107.3 | 109.2 | 115.3 | 122.9 | (p)132.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | (p)3.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,737.6 | 3,733.5 | 3,729.7 | 3,736.1 | 3,752.5 | (p)3,750.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | (p)1.1 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | -9.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
174.9 | 176.0 | 176.0 | 177.5 | 178.0 | (p)177.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | (p)3.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
236.5 | 235.1 | 234.2 | 232.5 | 231.5 | (p)229.4 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -2.4 | (p)-3.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
560.2 | 560.0 | 560.2 | 560.4 | 560.9 | (p)561.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | (p)0.0 | |
Information(3) |
93.4 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 92.6 | 92.0 | (p)91.1 | |
12-month % change |
-4.2 | -5.0 | -4.2 | -3.1 | -3.8 | (p)-4.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
230.6 | 230.8 | 229.9 | 230.2 | 230.9 | (p)231.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
631.5 | 628.7 | 628.2 | 630.0 | 633.0 | (p)632.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | (p)0.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
841.0 | 838.7 | 840.0 | 844.5 | 850.3 | (p)846.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | (p)2.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
366.8 | 366.7 | 365.3 | 366.4 | 364.8 | (p)367.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | (p)3.0 | |
Other Services(3) |
140.0 | 141.1 | 140.0 | 140.2 | 141.1 | (p)139.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | (p)2.0 | |
Government(3) |
461.7 | 462.6 | 462.1 | 460.8 | 469.0 | (p)472.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | (p)2.4 | |
Footnotes |