Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.7% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which gained 7,000 roles, based on the most recently available information published in January 2022.
Total employment in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH market declined by 3,734 jobs in November and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 2.7%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 4 bps over the same time to 3.4%.
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH unemployment rate is 66 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 120 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in November versus prior month by 2.9% and are down 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: 623,700; +7,000
- Business Services: 559,100; +900
- Transportation & Utilities: 421,700; +6,200
- Government: 310,900; +1,900
- Restaurants & Hotels: 256,100; -3,700
- Manufacturing: 185,300; -500
- Financial Services: 183,400; +1,200
- Construction, Mining: 135,100; -200
- Other Jobs: 94,900; +500
- IT & Development: 89,600; +500
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through November 2022 (Data published January 2022 and reports created on January 3, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.