Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Counties
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
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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.