Labor Force and Unemployment Data
Selection Criteria
Geographic Area: State
Area: Massachusetts
Time Frame: Most Recent 13 Months
Seasonally Adjusted Data
Results
Month | Year | Working Age Population | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Massachusetts Unemployment Rate | Massachusetts Laborforce Rate | National Unemployment Rate | National Laborforce Participation Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February | 2024 | 5,784,701 | 3,748,480 | 3,638,482 | 109,998 | 2.9 | 64.8 | 3.9 | 62.5 |
January | 2024 | 5,782,805 | 3,750,172 | 3,636,004 | 114,168 | 3.0 | 64.9 | 3.7 | 62.5 |
December | 2023 | 5,780,841 | 3,749,870 | 3,628,126 | 121,744 | 3.2 | 64.9 | 3.7 | 62.5 |
November | 2023 | 5,778,529 | 3,751,740 | 3,628,078 | 123,662 | 3.3 | 64.9 | 3.7 | 62.8 |
October | 2023 | 5,776,293 | 3,755,171 | 3,628,105 | 127,066 | 3.4 | 65.0 | 3.8 | 62.7 |
September | 2023 | 5,773,334 | 3,752,803 | 3,627,919 | 124,884 | 3.3 | 65.0 | 3.8 | 62.8 |
August | 2023 | 5,770,016 | 3,752,778 | 3,627,945 | 124,833 | 3.3 | 65.0 | 3.8 | 62.8 |
July | 2023 | 5,766,986 | 3,748,860 | 3,628,279 | 120,581 | 3.2 | 65.0 | 3.5 | 62.6 |
June | 2023 | 5,764,038 | 3,750,781 | 3,628,371 | 122,410 | 3.3 | 65.1 | 3.6 | 62.6 |
May | 2023 | 5,761,522 | 3,753,448 | 3,628,104 | 125,344 | 3.3 | 65.1 | 3.7 | 62.6 |
April | 2023 | 5,759,148 | 3,747,899 | 3,626,280 | 121,619 | 3.2 | 65.1 | 3.4 | 62.6 |
March | 2023 | 5,756,882 | 3,751,722 | 3,621,673 | 130,049 | 3.5 | 65.2 | 3.5 | 62.6 |
February | 2023 | 5,754,676 | 3,748,182 | 3,614,939 | 133,243 | 3.6 | 65.1 | 3.6 | 62.5 |
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.