Labor Force and Unemployment Data
Selection Criteria
Geographic Area: City or Town
Time Frame: 2019
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Results
| Area | Year | Month | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Area Rate | Massachusetts Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 2019 | January | 400,981 | 388,042 | 12,939 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Boston | 2019 | February | 401,245 | 390,076 | 11,169 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Boston | 2019 | March | 401,528 | 390,695 | 10,833 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Boston | 2019 | April | 400,033 | 390,935 | 9,098 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Boston | 2019 | May | 400,009 | 389,304 | 10,705 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Boston | 2019 | June | 406,687 | 394,141 | 12,546 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Boston | 2019 | July | 407,439 | 394,577 | 12,862 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Boston | 2019 | August | 406,260 | 394,767 | 11,493 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Boston | 2019 | September | 399,471 | 389,065 | 10,406 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Boston | 2019 | October | 403,130 | 393,400 | 9,730 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Boston | 2019 | November | 403,239 | 394,211 | 9,028 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 2019 | December | 402,130 | 393,268 | 8,862 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Boston | 2019 | Annual | 402,679 | 391,873 | 10,806 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
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.