Labor Force and Unemployment Data
Selection Criteria
Geographic Area: State
Area: Massachusetts
Time Frame: 2020
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Results
| Year | Month | Working Age Population | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Massachusetts Unemployment Rate | Massachusetts Laborforce Rate | National Unemployment Rate | National Laborforce Participation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | January | 5,741,315 | 3,822,051 | 3,688,202 | 133,849 | 3.5 | 66.6 | 4.0 | 63.0 |
| February | 5,742,130 | 3,822,008 | 3,697,312 | 124,696 | 3.3 | 66.6 | 3.8 | 63.3 | |
| March | 5,743,473 | 3,768,955 | 3,633,334 | 135,621 | 3.6 | 65.6 | 4.5 | 62.6 | |
| April | 5,743,295 | 3,472,605 | 2,886,038 | 586,567 | 16.9 | 60.5 | 14.4 | 60.0 | |
| May | 5,733,291 | 3,632,063 | 3,088,781 | 543,282 | 15.0 | 63.4 | 13.0 | 60.7 | |
| June | 5,724,283 | 3,802,340 | 3,247,839 | 554,501 | 14.6 | 66.4 | 11.2 | 61.8 | |
| July | 5,715,763 | 3,809,684 | 3,319,548 | 490,136 | 12.9 | 66.7 | 10.5 | 62.0 | |
| August | 5,718,140 | 3,797,345 | 3,408,986 | 388,359 | 10.2 | 66.4 | 8.5 | 61.8 | |
| September | 5,720,606 | 3,752,558 | 3,389,481 | 363,077 | 9.7 | 65.6 | 7.7 | 61.4 | |
| October | 5,723,237 | 3,768,203 | 3,464,766 | 303,437 | 8.1 | 65.8 | 6.6 | 61.7 | |
| November | 5,725,213 | 3,746,360 | 3,465,845 | 280,515 | 7.5 | 65.4 | 6.4 | 61.5 | |
| December | 5,726,297 | 3,736,891 | 3,462,039 | 274,852 | 7.4 | 65.3 | 6.5 | 61.3 | |
| Annual | 5,729,754 | 3,744,255 | 3,396,014 | 348,241 | 9.3 | 65.3 |
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.