Massachusetts state prices & labor vs the US
Where Massachusetts sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.36
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −0.9% vs US
Residential electricity
30.49¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +1.4% YoY · +66.5% vs US
Industrial electricity
20.25¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +1.6% YoY · +107.3% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
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BLS QCEW · — · — YoY
Unemployment rate
4.3%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.