Labor Force and Unemployment Data
Selection Criteria
Geographic Area: State
Area: Massachusetts
Time Frame: Most Recent 13 Months
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Results
| Month | Year | Working Age Population | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Massachusetts Unemployment Rate | Massachusetts Laborforce Rate | National Unemployment Rate | National Laborforce Participation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2024 | 5,786,729 | 3,816,195 | 3,681,324 | 134,871 | 3.5 | 65.9 | 3.9 | 62.7 |
| February | 2024 | 5,784,701 | 3,752,400 | 3,614,497 | 137,903 | 3.7 | 64.9 | 4.2 | 62.5 |
| January | 2024 | 5,782,805 | 3,768,376 | 3,635,960 | 132,416 | 3.5 | 65.2 | 4.1 | 62.2 |
| December | 2023 | 5,780,841 | 3,741,149 | 3,620,664 | 120,485 | 3.2 | 64.7 | 3.5 | 62.2 |
| November | 2023 | 5,778,529 | 3,757,863 | 3,648,846 | 109,017 | 2.9 | 65.0 | 3.5 | 62.7 |
| October | 2023 | 5,776,293 | 3,745,919 | 3,631,590 | 114,329 | 3.1 | 64.8 | 3.6 | 62.7 |
| September | 2023 | 5,773,334 | 3,731,596 | 3,615,280 | 116,316 | 3.1 | 64.6 | 3.6 | 62.7 |
| August | 2023 | 5,770,016 | 3,789,596 | 3,662,093 | 127,503 | 3.4 | 65.7 | 3.9 | 62.9 |
| July | 2023 | 5,766,986 | 3,789,711 | 3,658,700 | 131,011 | 3.5 | 65.7 | 3.8 | 63.1 |
| June | 2023 | 5,764,038 | 3,780,696 | 3,648,849 | 131,847 | 3.5 | 65.6 | 3.8 | 62.9 |
| May | 2023 | 5,761,522 | 3,723,265 | 3,605,122 | 118,143 | 3.2 | 64.6 | 3.4 | 62.5 |
| April | 2023 | 5,759,148 | 3,725,958 | 3,619,540 | 106,418 | 2.9 | 64.7 | 3.1 | 62.4 |
| March | 2023 | 5,756,882 | 3,749,321 | 3,611,303 | 138,018 | 3.7 | 65.1 | 3.6 | 62.6 |
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.