Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Counties
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
| Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | |
| Massachusetts | 3,815,928 | 3,752,400 | 3,749,321 | 3,680,805 | 3,614,497 | 3,611,303 | 135,123 | 137,903 | 138,018 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Barnstable County | 111,543 | 108,941 | 107,106 | 105,615 | 102,626 | 100,675 | 5,928 | 6,315 | 6,431 | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| Berkshire County | 62,707 | 61,744 | 61,313 | 60,266 | 59,251 | 58,611 | 2,441 | 2,493 | 2,702 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| Bristol County | 304,061 | 299,768 | 300,264 | 290,622 | 285,719 | 285,514 | 13,439 | 14,049 | 14,750 | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| Dukes County | 8,765 | 8,380 | 8,699 | 8,162 | 7,763 | 8,065 | 603 | 617 | 634 | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.3% |
| Essex County | 431,452 | 424,336 | 424,031 | 415,598 | 408,276 | 407,676 | 15,854 | 16,060 | 16,355 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Franklin County | 40,370 | 39,623 | 39,984 | 39,159 | 38,383 | 38,649 | 1,211 | 1,240 | 1,335 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Hampden County | 224,874 | 220,976 | 220,527 | 215,017 | 210,891 | 210,353 | 9,857 | 10,085 | 10,174 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Hampshire County | 89,977 | 88,445 | 88,056 | 87,239 | 85,563 | 85,355 | 2,738 | 2,882 | 2,701 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Middlesex County | 931,471 | 915,782 | 915,695 | 903,828 | 887,933 | 889,378 | 27,643 | 27,849 | 26,317 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Nantucket County | 7,238 | 6,946 | 6,965 | 6,381 | 5,992 | 6,114 | 857 | 954 | 851 | 11.8% | 13.7% | 12.2% |
| Norfolk County | 401,781 | 394,962 | 395,428 | 389,265 | 382,404 | 382,936 | 12,516 | 12,558 | 12,492 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Plymouth County | 288,091 | 283,685 | 284,568 | 277,321 | 272,568 | 273,013 | 10,770 | 11,117 | 11,555 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Suffolk County | 462,707 | 454,969 | 455,064 | 448,051 | 440,151 | 440,810 | 14,656 | 14,818 | 14,254 | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Worcester County | 451,149 | 443,851 | 441,620 | 434,805 | 426,986 | 424,148 | 16,344 | 16,865 | 17,472 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.0% |
The labor force estimates for towns with 2010 Census population of less than 1,000 were produced using the BLS methodology, but are not official BLS estimates.