Friday, August 8, 2014

US New England States Company Stock Market Prices Up 371% Since March 6, 2009

Since there is a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Fundraising Meeting on next Monday August 11, 2014 at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, I think it would be helpful to research how Companies in the six New England States .....Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont..... have done on the stock market price front during the Obama Administration.

I found 205 Companies Headquartered in the six New England States in Google or Yahoo's superb Finance websites with current Total Stock Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil and which also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates:
  • On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term.....before the 2008 financial meltdown
  • On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and 
  • also on the most recent date August 8, 2014
I also included below 6 New England Companies which were sold in 2014.  That makes a total of 211 New England Area Companies.

The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources....  Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.

These 211 New England Area Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a massive 53% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.

But in the five years and five months since March 6, 2009, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 211 New England Area Companies have increased by an exceptionally impressive 371% through August 8, 2014.

Thus in the six years and seven months from December 31, 2007 before the 2008 financial meltdown to the most recent date August 8, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 211 New England Area Companies have increased by a very impressive 74%...... yeah, they have not just recouped what they lost with the 2008 financial meltdown, but also added another 74%.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 211 New England States Companies on August 8, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes, broken down by the six New England States and with the larger State Massachusetts Companies broken down further by Major Sectors:




Market Market Market






Price Price Price






% % %






Change Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-07 12-31-07



Price Price Price to to to
New England States Company HQs
8-8-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 8-8-14 3-6-09 8-8-14



$s $s $s


Massachusetts Company







.....Technology







Entegris Billerica MA      11.57        0.64        8.63 1708% -93% 34%
Xcerra Norwood MA        9.53        0.57        9.54 1572% -94% 0%
Monotype Imaging Holdings Woburn MA      30.27        2.43      15.17 1146% -84% 100%
Datawatch Chelmsford MA      12.81        1.07        5.92 1097% -82% 116%
IPG Photonics Oxford MA      66.74        7.36      19.99 807% -63% 234%
Axcelis Technologies Beverly MA        1.75        0.20        4.60 775% -96% -62%
Cognex Natick MA      42.26        4.98      11.91 749% -58% 255%
M/A-Com Technology Solutions Lowell MA      21.16        2.85      13.21 642% -78% 60%
GSI Group Bedford MA      12.19        1.65      27.72 639% -94% -56%
Skyworks Solutions Wobum MA      51.27        6.94        8.50 639% -18% 503%
Virtusa Westborough MA      33.23        5.75      17.33 478% -67% 92%
Bruker Billerica MA      20.68        3.82        7.51 441% -49% 175%
Teradyne North Reading MA      18.71        3.50      10.34 435% -66% 81%
PTC Inc Needham MA      37.71        7.40      17.85 410% -59% 111%
iRobot Bedford MA      34.34        7.21      18.08 376% -60% 90%
athenahealth Watertown MA     126.96      26.66      36.00 376% -26% 253%
Aspen Technology Burlington MA      45.34        9.72      16.22 366% -40% 180%
Sapient Boston MA      14.39        3.45        8.81 317% -61% 63%
NetScout Systems Westford MA      43.81      11.42      12.77 284% -11% 243%
Atlantic Tele-Network Beverly MA      58.92      15.43      33.78 282% -54% 74%
Akamai Technologies Cambridge MA      57.52      16.36      34.60 252% -53% 66%
Pegasystems Cambridge MA      22.90        7.04        5.97 225% 18% 284%
Waters Corp Milford MA     103.59      33.24      48.97 212% -32% 112%
Sonus Networks Westford MA        3.67        1.19        5.83 208% -80% -37%
Brooks Automation Chelmsford MA      10.48        3.44      13.21 205% -74% -21%
TechTarget Newton MA        7.91        2.65      14.78 198% -82% -46%
EMC Corp Hopkinton MA      29.09        9.93      18.53 193% -46% 57%
Hittite Microwave Chelmsford MA      78.00      28.70      47.76 172% -40% 63%
Analog Devices Norwood  MA      49.54      18.48      31.70 168% -42% 56%
MKS Instruments Andover MA      32.44      12.14      22.58 167% -46% 44%
Analogic Corp Peabody MA      69.84      27.00      56.14 159% -52% 24%
Kopin Westboro MA        3.79        1.57        3.16 141% -50% 20%
Progress Software Bedford MA      23.49      10.03      22.45 134% -55% 5%
Mercury Systems Chelmsford MA      11.56        5.05      16.11 129% -69% -28%
Nuance Communications Burlington MA      17.91        7.99      18.68 124% -57% -4%
Vicor Andover MA        7.95        4.13      15.59 92% -74% -49%
SeaChange Intl Acton MA        7.56        4.32        7.23 75% -40% 5%
Avid Technology Burlington MA        7.45        8.67      28.34 -14% -69% -74%









Average % Change all 38 Massachusetts Technology



431% -58% 80%









.....Health Care







Anika Therapeutics Bedford MA      40.72        3.55      14.55 1047% -76% 180%
Insulet Bedford MA      34.63        3.36      23.48 931% -86% 47%
Synageva BioPharma Lexington MA      68.61        6.70      34.90 924% -81% 97%
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA      24.50        2.67        2.70 818% -1% 807%
Biogen Idec Cambridge MA     324.05      44.23      56.92 633% -22% 469%
PAREXEL Intl Waltham MA      56.20        7.95      24.15 607% -67% 133%
pSivida Watertown MA        4.39        0.64        3.16 586% -80% 39%
Nxstage Medical Lawrence MA      13.76        2.30      15.17 498% -85% -9%
Repligen Waltham MA      21.29        3.73        6.55 471% -43% 225%
Sarepta Therapeutics Cambridge MA      21.10        3.78        8.46 458% -55% 149%
ABIOMED Danvers MA      25.33        4.99      15.54 408% -68% 63%
ZIOPHARM Oncology Boston MA        3.25        0.70        3.54 364% -80% -8%
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA        5.52        1.20        4.25 360% -72% 30%
Cynosure Westford MA      22.03        4.93      26.46 347% -81% -17%
Dyax Burlington MA        9.23        2.17        3.66 325% -41% 152%
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Lexington MA      60.75      14.67      20.51 314% -28% 196%
Five Star Quality Care Newton MA        4.63        1.14        8.30 306% -86% -44%
PerkinElmer Waltham MA      44.95      11.52      26.02 290% -56% 73%
LeMaitre Vascular Burlington MA        7.42        1.96        6.20 279% -68% 20%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA      58.15      15.79      29.08 268% -46% 100%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham MA     121.16      34.16      57.68 255% -41% 110%
Psychemedics Acton MA      14.19        4.04      16.05 251% -75% -12%
Covidien plc Mansfield MA      84.00      25.48      40.29 230% -37% 109%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA      86.42      27.77      23.23 211% 20% 272%
Celldex Therapeutics Needham MA      14.41        5.35        6.00 169% -11% 140%
Hologic Bedford MA      25.63        9.70      34.32 164% -72% -25%
Harvard Bioscience Holliston MA        4.56        1.95        3.47 134% -44% 31%
ImmunoGen Waltham MA      11.25        4.91        4.15 129% 18% 171%
Charles River Laboratories Wilmington MA      56.79      25.12      65.80 126% -62% -14%
Boston Scientific Natick MA      12.33        6.33      11.63 95% -46% 6%
Agenus Lexington MA        3.41        1.80      12.24 89% -85% -72%
Synta Pharmaceuticals Lexington MA        4.03        2.38        6.70 69% -64% -40%
Alere Waltham MA      34.54      21.97      56.18 57% -61% -39%
Curis Lexington MA        1.77        1.18        0.98 50% 20% 81%
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA      11.06        7.44        7.14 49% 4% 55%
Haemonetics Braintree MA      36.32      26.69      31.51 36% -15% 15%
Infinity Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA      10.84        8.00        9.55 36% -16% 14%
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Lexington MA      20.65      24.62      60.13 -16% -59% -66%
Advanced Cell Technology Marlborough MA        0.07        0.11        0.17 -36% -33% -57%
Idera Pharmaceuticals Cambridge MA        2.75        5.16      13.10 -47% -61% -79%









Average % Change all 40 Massachusetts Health Care



307% -49% 83%









.....Finance







NewStar Financial Boston MA      10.82        1.03        8.28 950% -88% 31%
Affiliated Managers Group Prides Crossing MA     196.59      29.66     117.46 563% -75% 67%
MicroFinancial Burlington MA        7.70        1.67        6.25 361% -73% 23%
Boston Private Financial Boston MA      12.13        2.66      27.08 356% -90% -55%
State Street Corp Boston MA      70.36      17.98      81.20 291% -78% -13%
Boston Properties Boston MA     120.05      31.73      91.81 278% -65% 31%
American Tower Boston MA      98.11      27.28      42.60 260% -36% 130%
Hingham Institution for Savings Hingham MA      83.75      23.50      29.64 256% -21% 183%
Hospitality Properties Trust Newton MA      28.20        9.09      32.22 210% -72% -12%
Independent Bank Rockland MA      35.30      11.56      27.22 205% -58% 30%
Century Bancorp Medford MA      34.92      12.57      20.17 178% -38% 73%
Winthrop Realty Trust Boston MA      15.33        6.06      26.45 153% -77% -42%
Eaton Vance Boston MA      35.84      15.10      45.41 137% -67% -21%
Enterprise Bancorp Lowell MA      19.59        8.85      12.65 121% -30% 55%
Cambridge Bancorp Cambridge MA      44.30      22.00      29.80 101% -26% 49%
The Hanover Insurance Group Worcester MA      60.79      30.50      45.80 99% -33% 33%
Senior Housing Properties Trust Newton MA      22.65      11.39      22.68 99% -50% 0%
Safety Insurance Group Boston MA      52.26      29.16      36.62 79% -20% 43%
Brookline Bancorp Boston MA        9.04        8.03      10.16 13% -21% -11%
Franklin Street Properties Wakefield MA      12.13      10.80      14.80 12% -27% -18%
United Financial Bancorp West Springfield MA      12.76      12.75      11.10 0% 15% 15%
Westfield Financial Westfield MA        7.08        8.87        9.70 -20% -9% -27%









Average % Change all 22 Massachusetts Finance



214% -47% 26%









.....Other Sectors







Destination XL Group Canton MA        5.32        0.30        5.18 1673% -94% 3%
Boston Beer Boston MA     232.33      21.77      37.65 967% -42% 517%
Altra Industrial Motion Braintree  MA       32.22        3.84      16.63 739% -77% 94%
Cabot Corp Boston MA      53.37        8.15      33.34 555% -76% 60%
UFP Technologies Georgetown MA      24.92        3.88        7.35 542% -47% 239%
Kadant Westford MA      39.40        6.93      29.67 469% -77% 33%
TJX Companies Framingham MA      54.90      10.75      14.37 411% -25% 282%
Lionbridge Technologies Waltham MA        5.14        1.10        3.55 367% -69% 45%
UniFirst Wilmington MA      97.06      21.41      38.00 353% -44% 155%
Chase Corp Bridgewater  MA       34.26        7.76      25.23 341% -69% 36%
Global Partners LP Waltham MA      38.08        9.86      26.05 286% -62% 46%
CIRCOR Intl Burlington  MA       68.76      18.23      46.36 277% -61% 48%
Watts Water Technologies North Hanover  MA       58.28      16.67      29.80 250% -44% 96%
Smith & Wesson  Springfield MA      12.59        4.43        6.10 184% -27% 106%
LS Starrett Co Athol MA      15.20        5.60      16.91 171% -67% -10%
Raytheon Waltham MA      91.61      34.88      60.70 163% -43% 51%
Clean Harbors Norwell  MA      58.08      22.52      25.85 158% -13% 125%
Constant Contact Waltham MA      31.35      13.31      21.50 136% -38% 46%
Forrester Research Cambridge MA      38.69      16.62      28.02 133% -41% 38%
ModusLink Global Solutions Waltham MA        3.79        1.75      13.09 117% -87% -71%
Iron Mountain Boston MA      33.90      17.80      37.02 90% -52% -8%
EnerNOC Boston MA      20.10      10.71      49.10 88% -78% -59%
Courier Corp North Chelmsford MA      13.25        9.93      33.01 33% -70% -60%
CRA Intl Boston MA      24.42      20.08      47.61 22% -58% -49%
American Science & Engineering Billerica MA      58.15      57.67      56.75 1% 2% 2%
Staples Framingham MA      11.39      14.81      23.07 -23% -36% -51%









Average % Change all 26 Massachusetts Other Sectors



327% -54% 66%









Overall Average % Change all 126 Massachusetts Companies


332% -52% 68%









Connecticut Company







United Rentals Greenwich CT     107.25        3.16      18.36 3294% -83% 484%
priceline.com Norwalk CT  1,281.56      83.59     114.86 1433% -27% 1016%
Lydall Inc Manchester CT      26.67        2.04      10.52 1207% -81% 154%
Harman Intl Stamford CT     107.84        9.47      73.71 1039% -87% 46%
Photronics Brookfield CT        8.07        0.74      12.47 991% -94% -35%
XL Group plc Stamford CT      32.17        2.95      50.31 991% -94% -36%
Alexion Phramaceuticals Cheshire CT     159.11      16.14      18.76 886% -14% 748%
The Phoenix Companies Hartford CT      56.46        5.80     237.40 873% -98% -76%
Webster Financial Waterbury CT      28.55        2.97      31.97 861% -91% -11%
Harford Financial Services Group Hartford CT      33.99        3.62      87.19 839% -96% -61%
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Stamford CT      79.66        9.52      44.03 737% -78% 81%
Gartner Stamford CT      72.15        8.94      17.56 707% -49% 311%
Hexcel Stamford CT      37.92        4.76      24.28 697% -80% 56%
Aircastle Stamford CT      19.14        2.80      26.33 584% -89% -27%
Cigna Bloomfield CT      90.60      13.44      53.73 574% -75% 69%
Zygo Middlefield CT      19.24        3.40      12.46 466% -73% 54%
Genesee & Wyoming Darien CT      94.17      17.61      24.17 435% -27% 290%
Crane Stamford CT      68.69      12.90      42.90 432% -70% 60%
Hubbell Shelton CT     118.55      23.44      51.60 406% -55% 130%
Achillion Pharmaceuticals New Haven CT        7.36        1.48        4.99 397% -70% 47%
Sturm Ruger Southport CT      50.99      10.32        8.28 394% 25% 516%
Terex Westport  CT       35.48        7.63      65.57 365% -88% -46%
RBC Bearings Oxford CT      57.85      12.59      43.46 359% -71% 33%
Barnes Group Bristol  CT       34.17        8.01      33.39 327% -76% 2%
Amphenol Wallington CT      98.59      23.71      46.37 316% -49% 113%
Kaman Corp Bloomfield CT      40.60      10.29      36.81 295% -72% 10%
Aetna Hartford CT      76.74      20.22      57.73 280% -65% 33%
Stanley Black & Decker New Britain CT      88.23      23.56      48.48 274% -51% 82%
Rogers Corp Rogers CT      59.66      16.04      43.37 272% -63% 38%
General Electric Fairfield CT      25.66        7.06      37.07 263% -81% -31%
Independence Holding Stamford CT      12.98        3.59      11.50 261% -69% 13%
Ethan Allen Interiors Danbury CT      24.07        7.10      28.50 239% -75% -16%
FactSet Research Systems Norwalk CT     121.85      36.88      55.70 230% -34% 119%
SI Financial Group Willimantic CT      11.11        3.54        9.84 214% -64% 13%
Xerox Norwalk CT      13.19        4.28      16.19 208% -74% -19%
Bolt Technology Norwalk CT      17.28        5.88      25.32 194% -77% -32%
EMCOR Group Norwalk CT      41.08      14.31      23.63 187% -39% 74%
ATMI Inc Danbury CT      33.98      12.08      32.25 181% -63% 5%
United Technologies Hartford CT     105.96      38.54      76.54 175% -50% 38%
Compass Diversified Holdings Westport CT      17.55        7.35      14.90 139% -51% 18%
Star Gas Partners  LP Stamford CT        5.99        2.51        3.97 139% -37% 51%
Praxair Danbury CT     128.90      55.24      88.71 133% -38% 45%
WR Berkley Greenwich CT      45.31      19.47      29.81 133% -35% 52%
Silgan Holdings Stamford CT      49.70      23.85      25.97 108% -8% 91%
Urstadt Biddle Properties Greenwich CT      20.63      10.37      15.50 99% -33% 33%
TRC Companies Windsor CT        4.97        2.70        8.00 84% -66% -38%
United Financial Bancorp Glastonbury CT      12.76        6.97      12.20 83% -43% 5%
Cenveo Stamford CT        3.34        1.83      17.47 83% -90% -81%
NanoViricides West Haven CT        4.28        2.38        1.37 80% 74% 214%
Interactive Brokers Group Greenwich CT      23.29      13.37      32.32 74% -59% -28%
Magellan Health Services Avon CT      55.51      32.84      46.63 69% -30% 19%
Information Services Group Stamford CT        4.52        3.06        6.85 48% -55% -34%
Pitney Bowes Stamford CT      26.09      18.02      38.04 45% -53% -31%
World Wrestling Entertainment Stamford CT      13.75        9.53      14.76 44% -35% -7%
Navigators Group Stamford CT      62.46      48.24      65.00 29% -26% -4%
Frontier Communications Stamford CT        6.35        5.86      12.73 8% -54% -50%
People's United Financial Bridgeport CT      14.51      16.87      17.80 -14% -5% -18%
Blyth Inc Greenwich CT        6.50        8.20      43.88 -21% -81% -85%
Revolution Lighting Technologies Stamford CT        2.29        6.60        4.90 -65% 35% -53%









Average % Change all 59 Connecticut Companies



410% -55% 74%









Rhode Island Company







LIN Media Providence RI      24.72        0.86      12.17 2774% -93% 103%
Costa Lincoln RI      21.49        1.75        9.98 1128% -82% 115%
Textron Providence RI      37.31        3.75      71.30 895% -95% -48%
United Natural Foods Providence RI      61.07      14.48      31.72 322% -54% 93%
CVS Caremark Woonsocket RI      77.81      24.46      39.75 218% -38% 96%
Washington Trust Bancorp Westerly RI      33.79      12.13      25.23 179% -52% 34%
KVH Industries Middletown RI      12.54        4.90        8.06 156% -39% 56%
Hasbro Pawtucket RI      50.40      22.07      25.58 128% -14% 97%
Towerstream Middletown RI        1.62        0.73        3.07 122% -76% -47%









Average % Change all 9 Rhode Island Companies



658% -60% 55%


















New Hampshire Company







Standex Intl Salem  NH       69.37        8.55      17.45 711% -51% 298%
Albany Intl Rochester NH      37.12        5.15      37.10 621% -86% 0%
PC Connection Merrimack NH      21.37        3.07      11.35 596% -73% 88%
Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth NH      27.96        5.07      14.00 451% -64% 100%
Centrix Bank & Trust Bedford NH      40.60        9.20      14.25 341% -35% 185%
White Mountains Insurance Hanover NH     631.40     165.00     514.05 283% -68% 23%
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Newport NH      14.64        6.51      12.40 125% -48% 18%
iCAD Nashua NH        8.76        4.45      10.10 97% -56% -13%









Average % Change all 8 New Hampshire Companies



403% -60% 87%









Maine Company







WEX Inc South Portland ME     110.17      13.79      35.49 699% -61% 210%
IDEXX Laboratories Westbrook ME     127.88      29.23      58.63 337% -50% 118%
Camden National Camden ME      35.72      16.10      28.39 122% -43% 26%
Bar Harbor Bankshares Ben Harbor ME      26.87      12.65      20.93 112% -40% 28%
The First Bancorp Damariscotta ME      16.49      11.24      14.64 47% -23% 13%









Average % Change all 5 Maine Companies



263% -43% 79%









Vermont Company







Keurig Green Mountain Waterbury VT     113.20        8.74        9.04 1195% -3% 1152%
Casella Waste Systems Rutland VT        4.90        0.84      13.04 483% -94% -62%
Merchants Bancshares South Burlington VT      29.11      18.30      23.50 59% -22% 24%
Union Bankshares Morrisville VT      25.00      15.90      20.37 57% -22% 23%









Average % Change all 4 Vermont Companies



449% -35% 284%









Average % Change all 211 US New England States Companies


371% -53% 74%

From IPO Scoop, below here are the 27 New England Companies filing IPOs since the beginning of 2009 which have experienced at least 30% stock market price appreciation from their Initial Offering Price to August 8, 2014:






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Market # of








Price Months






8-8-14
Change Stock 






Stock
From Traded
IPO New England Company City State

Market Offering Offering Thru
Date Filing IPO HQs HQs Sector Industry Price Price Price 8-8-14





$ $

10/22/10 Aegerion Pharmaceuticals  Cambridge MA Healthcare Biotechnology 31.56 9.50 232% 46
3/15/12 Demandware  Burlington MA Technology Application Software 52.88 16.00 231% 29
3/31/10 SS&C Technologies Holdings  Windsor CT Technology Business Software & Services 43.63 15.00 191% 53
3/21/13 Enanta Pharmaceuticals   Watertown MA Health Care Biotechnology 37.40 14.00 167% 17
7/1/09 LogMeIn  Woburn MA Technology Application Software 41.83 16.00 161% 61
3/11/10 Sensata Technologies  Attleboro MA Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments 45.45 18.00 153% 53
7/27/11 Dunkin Brands Group  Canton MA Services Restaurants 43.61 19.00 130% 37
11/6/13 Karyopharm Therapeutics  Natick MA Health Care Major Drug Manufacturers 35.52 16.00 122% 9
5/31/13 Epizyme  Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 33.26 15.00 122% 15
6/28/12 TESARO  Waltham MA Healthcare Biotechnology 28.30 13.00 118% 26
7/24/13 Agios Pharmaceuticals  Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 38.04 18.00 111% 13
6/20/13 bluebird bio  Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 34.24 17.00 101% 14
9/19/13 Acceleron Pharma   Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 29.92 15.00 99% 11
1/25/13 Bright Horizons Family Solutions  Watertown MA Services Personal Services 40.75 22.00 85% 19
7/26/12 Northern Tier Energy LP Ridgefield CT Basic Materials Oil&Gas Refining&Marketing 25.71 14.00 84% 25
4/15/11 STAG Industrial  Boston MA Financial REIT-Industrial 22.70 13.00 75% 40
3/20/13 Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals  Watertown MA Health Care Major Drug Manufacturers 12.10 7.00 73% 17
7/18/14 Sage Therapeutics Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 29.96 18.00 66% 1
11/18/10 LPL Financial Holdings Boston MA Financial Investment Brokerage-National 47.02 30.00 57% 45
6/6/14 Radius Health Cambridge MA Health Care Biotechnology 11.81 8.00 48% 2
11/14/13 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt  Boston MA Services Education & Training 17.60 12.00 47% 9
8/11/09 Starwood Property Trust  Greenwich CT Financial REIT-Diversified 23.60 16.13 46% 60
7/27/11 Tangoe  Orange CT Technology Business Software & Services 14.21 10.00 42% 37
9/25/13 Foundation Medicine  Cambridge MA Health Care Medical Labs & Research 24.15 18.00 34% 11
4/4/14 IMS Health Holdings Danbury CT Technology Information Technology Services 26.41 20.00 32% 4
10/25/13 Sprague Resources LP  Portsmouth NH Basic Materials Oil&Gas Refining&Marketing 23.58 18.00 31% 10
3/7/12 Select Income REIT  Newton MA Financial REIT-Diversified 27.90 21.50 30% 29

On the employment front, the average equally-State-weighted seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of the six New England States nearly doubled from 4.6% in December 2007 to 8.5% in October 2009, early in President Obama's first term which was the very lowest point for the US Labor Market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.

And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration taking full effect, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the average New England States unemployment rate declined sharply from 8.5% in October 2009 to 5.6% in the most recently reported June 2014.

From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, below here is a breakdown of the seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rates of each of these six New England States in June 2014, in October 2009 and in December 2007:

 Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment

Rate: Rate: Rate:

June October December

2014 2009 2007




Massachusetts 5.5% 8.7% 4.5%
Connecticut 6.7% 8.7% 4.9%
Rhode Island 7.9% 11.7% 6.0%
New Hampshire 4.4% 6.7% 3.4%
Maine 5.5% 8.3% 4.8%
Vermont 3.5% 6.7% 4.1%

New England Average 5.6% 8.5% 4.6%

New England States Citizens must be very pleased with both the outstanding performance of nearly all of their New England Area Companies as well as the substantial drop in the New England States average Unemployment rate during the Obama Administration.














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