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Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Counties

Data not seasonally adjusted

Results

Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Feb-2024 Jan-2024 Feb-2023 Feb-2024 Jan-2024 Feb-2023 Feb-2024 Jan-2024 Feb-2023 Feb-2024 Jan-2024 Feb-2023
Massachusetts 3,752,127 3,768,376 3,747,534 3,614,484 3,635,960 3,595,593 137,643 132,416 151,941 3.7% 3.5% 4.1%
Barnstable County 108,976 109,979 108,791 102,656 103,964 100,936 6,320 6,015 7,855 5.8% 5.5% 7.2%
Berkshire County 61,822 62,181 61,404 59,327 59,798 58,243 2,495 2,383 3,161 4.0% 3.8% 5.1%
Bristol County 299,886 300,734 300,490 285,852 287,328 283,380 14,034 13,406 17,110 4.7% 4.5% 5.7%
Dukes County 8,381 8,438 8,398 7,763 7,859 7,628 618 579 770 7.4% 6.9% 9.2%
Essex County 424,383 426,482 424,247 408,365 411,289 405,759 16,018 15,193 18,488 3.8% 3.6% 4.4%
Franklin County 39,635 39,559 40,076 38,401 38,356 38,519 1,234 1,203 1,557 3.1% 3.0% 3.9%
Hampden County 221,005 221,390 225,782 210,959 211,602 213,820 10,046 9,788 11,962 4.5% 4.4% 5.3%
Hampshire County 88,483 88,583 90,088 85,592 85,848 86,752 2,891 2,735 3,336 3.3% 3.1% 3.7%
Middlesex County 915,656 920,464 915,015 887,884 893,649 885,074 27,772 26,815 29,941 3.0% 2.9% 3.3%
Nantucket County 6,733 6,658 6,833 5,776 5,773 5,763 957 885 1,070 14.2% 13.3% 15.7%
Norfolk County 394,924 396,638 395,458 382,377 384,537 381,074 12,547 12,101 14,384 3.2% 3.1% 3.6%
Plymouth County 283,737 284,776 285,447 272,633 274,111 272,637 11,104 10,665 12,810 3.9% 3.7% 4.5%
Suffolk County 454,870 457,241 455,169 440,106 442,625 438,822 14,764 14,616 16,347 3.2% 3.2% 3.6%
Worcester County 443,639 445,257 446,198 426,792 429,227 426,048 16,847 16,030 20,150 3.8% 3.6% 4.5%
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.
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