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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 2022 | 5,719,340 | 3,775,122 | 3,643,196 | 131,926 | 3.5 | 66.0 | 3.8 | 62.4 |
| July | 2022 | 5,719,417 | 3,780,667 | 3,651,408 | 129,259 | 3.4 | 66.1 | 3.8 | 62.6 |
| June | 2022 | 5,719,078 | 3,780,537 | 3,647,667 | 132,870 | 3.5 | 66.1 | 3.8 | 62.5 |
| May | 2022 | 5,719,273 | 3,723,656 | 3,597,991 | 125,665 | 3.4 | 65.1 | 3.4 | 62.3 |
| April | 2022 | 5,720,260 | 3,721,397 | 3,597,418 | 123,979 | 3.3 | 65.1 | 3.3 | 62.0 |
| March | 2022 | 5,721,343 | 3,782,622 | 3,640,154 | 142,468 | 3.8 | 66.1 | 3.8 | 62.4 |
| February | 2022 | 5,722,286 | 3,759,275 | 3,599,073 | 160,202 | 4.3 | 65.7 | 4.1 | 62.2 |
| January | 2022 | 5,723,238 | 3,758,139 | 3,570,161 | 187,978 | 5.0 | 65.7 | 4.4 | 61.9 |
| December | 2021 | 5,724,890 | 3,763,429 | 3,608,001 | 155,428 | 4.1 | 65.7 | 3.7 | 61.7 |
| November | 2021 | 5,725,763 | 3,770,869 | 3,610,971 | 159,898 | 4.2 | 65.9 | 3.9 | 61.9 |
| October | 2021 | 5,725,819 | 3,751,520 | 3,578,864 | 172,656 | 4.6 | 65.5 | 4.3 | 61.8 |
| September | 2021 | 5,725,625 | 3,731,317 | 3,543,581 | 187,736 | 5.0 | 65.2 | 4.6 | 61.7 |
| August | 2021 | 5,725,648 | 3,793,118 | 3,588,383 | 204,735 | 5.4 | 66.2 | 5.3 | 61.8 |
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.