Massachusetts

Monthly % Change

Annual % Change

Labor Market

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Unemployment Rate

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.6

0.00%

-9.52%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Nonfarm Employment (thousands)

3185.1

3228.8

3224.7

3235.1

0.32%

1.57%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Mfg. Employment (thousands)

254.1

254.8

255.3

258.2

1.14%

1.61%

Economic Activity

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Housing Permits

1351

455

865

930

7.51%

-31.16%

May-10

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Total Exports (millions of $)

2207.1

2518.5

2416.2

2690.3

11.34%

21.89%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Gross Domestic Product (millions of $)

353,329

365,623

360,538

378,729

5.05%

Federal Government Spending / Taxation

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total Spending (millions of $)

57,553

61,028

72,115

83,890

16.33%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Spending ($)

8,889

9,462

11,098

12,723

14.64%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total Tax Burden (thousands of $)

74,782,325

81,367,437

70,108,079

71,418,253

1.87%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Tax Burden ($)

10,817

11,595

12,522

10,633

-15.09%

Demographics

2007

2008

2009

2010

Population

6,499,672

6,544,089

6,592,205

6,547,629

-0.68%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Poverty Rate

9.9

10

10.3

11.4

10.68%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Med. Household Income (dollars)

59,963

62,365

65,401

64,081

-2.02%

2007r

2008r

2009p

2010p

Per-Capita Income (dollars)

48,995

50,897

49,875

51,552

3.36%

Educational Attainment Rate (25+)

2009

Age Groups

2009

Less Than 9th Grade

4.9

< 5 yrs.

5.9

9th-12th Grade, No Diploma

6.2

5-17

15.9

High School Graduate (incl. equivalency)

26.3

18-24

10.1

Some College, No Degree

16.7

25-34

13.0

Associate's Degree

7.7

35-44

14.1

Bachelor's Degree

21.8

45-54

15.6

Graduate or Professional Degree

16.4

55-64

11.9

65-74

6.8

75-84

4.6

85+

2.1

 

 

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