Labor Force and Unemployment Data
Selection Criteria
Geographic Area: State
Area: Massachusetts
Time Frame: 2018
Seasonally Adjusted Data
Results
| Year | Month | Working Age Population | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Massachusetts Unemployment Rate | Massachusetts Laborforce Rate | National Unemployment Rate | National Laborforce Participation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | January | 5,677,489 | 3,769,464 | 3,629,779 | 139,685 | 3.7 | 66.4 | 4.0 | 62.7 |
| February | 5,679,819 | 3,783,908 | 3,645,163 | 138,745 | 3.7 | 66.6 | 4.1 | 63.0 | |
| March | 5,682,557 | 3,799,466 | 3,661,664 | 137,802 | 3.6 | 66.9 | 4.0 | 62.9 | |
| April | 5,685,615 | 3,813,006 | 3,676,332 | 136,674 | 3.6 | 67.1 | 4.0 | 62.9 | |
| May | 5,688,772 | 3,822,727 | 3,687,349 | 135,378 | 3.5 | 67.2 | 3.8 | 62.9 | |
| June | 5,692,352 | 3,828,443 | 3,694,639 | 133,804 | 3.5 | 67.3 | 4.0 | 63.0 | |
| July | 5,695,988 | 3,830,674 | 3,698,801 | 131,873 | 3.4 | 67.3 | 3.8 | 63.0 | |
| August | 5,699,070 | 3,831,400 | 3,701,355 | 130,045 | 3.4 | 67.2 | 3.8 | 62.6 | |
| September | 5,702,473 | 3,832,282 | 3,703,622 | 128,660 | 3.4 | 67.2 | 3.7 | 62.8 | |
| October | 5,705,600 | 3,833,978 | 3,706,338 | 127,640 | 3.3 | 67.2 | 3.8 | 62.9 | |
| November | 5,708,225 | 3,836,258 | 3,709,482 | 126,776 | 3.3 | 67.2 | 3.8 | 62.9 | |
| December | 5,710,510 | 3,838,490 | 3,712,645 | 125,845 | 3.3 | 67.2 | 3.9 | 63.0 |
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.