| Massachusetts |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.9 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
3,300.1 |
3,195.1 |
3,184.1 |
3,189.0 |
0.2 |
-3.4 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
288.3 |
274.2 |
273.0 |
272.7 |
-0.1 |
-5.4 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
20.32 |
20.74 |
20.80 |
20.66 |
-0.7 |
1.7 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
1,019 |
433 |
399 |
545 |
-- |
-46.5 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
32,524
|
2005
43,315
|
2006
46,305
|
2007
48,995 |
2008
50,735
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
58,013 |
2004-06
57,832 |
2005-07
58,286 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
306,827
|
2005
317,417
|
2006
334,477
|
2007
352,178 |
2008
364,988
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
21,899,105
|
2005
22,051,608
|
2006
24,056,968
|
2007
25,351,440
|
2008
28,292,500
|
11.6 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
51,265 |
53,120 |
55,830 |
57,222 |
61.028 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,969 |
8,279 |
8,684 |
8,893 |
6,450 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
54,394 |
57,332 |
63,003 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
8,455 |
8,935 |
9,800 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
0.83 |
0.82 |
0.85 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
5,737 |
6,114 |
6,468 |
6,498 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
9.9 |
2004-06
10.5 |
2005-07
11.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 84.8 |
33.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
1,448,884 |
633,278 |
3,499,069 |
855,962 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
22.51 |
9.84 |
54.36 |
13.30 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Massachusetts
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Massachusetts
Massachusetts Manufacturing
Profile
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