Overall unemployment rate stayed flat at 3.0% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 13,100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH market declined by 2,801 jobs in May and the unemployment rate stayed flat. The national unemployment rate increased by 4 bps over the same time to 3.4%.
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH unemployment rate is 38 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in May versus prior month by 5.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.5% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 597,800; -6,400
- Business Services: 541,700; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 408,300; +400
- Government: 309,200; +1,400
- Restaurants & Hotels: 253,200; +13,100
- Manufacturing: 184,800; +1,200
- Financial Services: 178,300; -100
- Construction, Mining: 130,400; +3,500
- Other Jobs: 95,000; -400
- IT & Development: 85,800; +500
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through May 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 29, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.