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Economic News Releases & Tables Created by BLS:

Inflation and Consumer Spending

  • Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT, CPI (Bimonthly) (TXT) (PDF 30K)
  • Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT, CPI (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 130K)
  • Northeast Region CPI (Monthly) (TXT) (PDF 22K)
  • CPI Data Summary (Monthly) (PDF 11K)

Employment & Unemployment

  • U.S., New England, and New England States' Economic Downturn-Recovery Employment (PDF 60K)
  • New England Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) (TXT) (PDF 37K)
  • New England and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) (TXT) (PDF 44K)
  • New England Annual Average Unemployment (Annual) (PDF 23K)

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Average Annual Wages and Compensation Costs

  • Northeast Employment Cost Index (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF 40K)
  • Northeast Employer Cost For Employee Compensation (Quarterly) (PDF 52K)
  • Women’s Earnings in the New England States (Annual) (PDF 157K)
  • Average Annual Wages in the New England States (Annual) (PDF 223K)

New England Occupational Compensation News Releases

  • Hartford, CT (TXT) (PDF 31K)
  • Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT (TXT) (PDF 35K)
  • Springfield, MA (TXT) (PDF 27K)
  • Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (TXT) (PDF 114K)

To find additional pay tables on the areas listed above or to search for other areas nationwide, click here.

Safety & Health

New England Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

  • Fatal Work Injuries in New England (Annual) (PDF 188K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-New England States (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 18K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Connecticut (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 29K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Maine (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 23K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Massachusetts (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 13K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Rhode Island (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 18K)
  • Historic Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Vermont (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 28K)
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    • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    JFK Federal Building, Room E-310
    Boston, MA 02203
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Latest Numbers

ECI Total Compensation, private industry workers

United States
 3-Month % Change:
History  0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

12-Month % Change:
History  4.0% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

Northeast
 3-Month % Change:
History  1.2% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

12-Month % Change:
History  4.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

South
 3-Month % Change:
History  0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

12-Month % Change:
History  3.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

Midwest
 3-Month % Change:
History  0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

12-Month % Change:
History  3.4% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

West
 3-Month % Change:
History  0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

12-Month % Change:
History  4.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

CPI-U, All Items

U.S. City Average
History   +0.1% in Aug 2004

History   +2.7% since Aug 2003

Northeast
History   unchanged in Aug 2004

History   +3.4% since Aug 2003

Midwest
History   +0.1% in Aug 2004

History   +2.5% since Aug 2003

South
History   unchanged in Aug 2004

History   +2.6% since Aug 2003

West
History   +0.1% in Aug 2004

History   +2.0% since Aug 2003

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