Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Labor Areas
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
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Feb-2024 | Jan-2024 | Feb-2023 | Feb-2024 | Jan-2024 | Feb-2023 | Feb-2024 | Jan-2024 | Feb-2023 | Feb-2024 | Jan-2024 | Feb-2023 | |
Massachusetts | 3,752,127 | 3,768,376 | 3,747,534 | 3,614,484 | 3,635,960 | 3,595,593 | 137,643 | 132,416 | 151,941 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA NECTA Division | 1,680,213 | 1,688,083 | 1,681,142 | 1,627,931 | 1,637,248 | 1,623,181 | 52,282 | 50,835 | 57,961 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton MA NECTA Division | 108,645 | 108,833 | 110,114 | 104,088 | 104,446 | 104,880 | 4,557 | 4,387 | 5,234 | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
Framingham MA NECTA Division | 159,226 | 160,324 | 158,329 | 154,163 | 155,442 | 152,652 | 5,063 | 4,882 | 5,677 | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% |
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town MA-NH NECTA Division | 117,075 | 117,377 | 116,669 | 112,850 | 113,521 | 112,306 | 4,225 | 3,856 | 4,363 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.7% |
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division | 99,161 | 99,492 | 99,638 | 94,430 | 95,081 | 94,206 | 4,731 | 4,411 | 5,432 | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.5% |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division | 194,749 | 195,710 | 195,544 | 187,523 | 188,900 | 187,763 | 7,226 | 6,810 | 7,781 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead MA NECTA Division | 86,248 | 86,752 | 85,449 | 82,932 | 83,577 | 81,667 | 3,316 | 3,175 | 3,782 | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division | 8,916 | 9,003 | 8,949 | 8,654 | 8,744 | 8,661 | 262 | 259 | 288 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
Peabody-Salem-Beverly MA NECTA Division | 93,055 | 93,457 | 93,556 | 90,032 | 90,583 | 90,025 | 3,023 | 2,874 | 3,531 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.8% |
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton MA NECTA Division | 85,611 | 85,949 | 86,340 | 82,099 | 82,617 | 82,187 | 3,512 | 3,332 | 4,153 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.8% |
Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
Barnstable Town MA Metropolitan NECTA | 120,284 | 121,446 | 119,907 | 113,914 | 115,366 | 112,006 | 6,370 | 6,080 | 7,901 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% |
Leominster-Gardner MA Metropolitan NECTA | 78,943 | 78,973 | 79,241 | 75,525 | 75,781 | 75,156 | 3,418 | 3,192 | 4,085 | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
New Bedford MA Metropolitan NECTA | 84,629 | 84,890 | 85,046 | 80,054 | 80,505 | 79,419 | 4,575 | 4,385 | 5,627 | 5.4% | 5.2% | 6.6% |
Pittsfield MA Metropolitan NECTA | 40,753 | 41,026 | 40,377 | 39,080 | 39,428 | 38,210 | 1,673 | 1,598 | 2,167 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 5.4% |
Providence-Warwick RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA | 151,451 | 151,781 | 150,607 | 144,475 | 145,116 | 142,112 | 6,976 | 6,665 | 8,495 | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
Springfield MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 365,455 | 365,997 | 373,135 | 349,904 | 351,054 | 355,456 | 15,551 | 14,943 | 17,679 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
Worcester MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 358,650 | 360,103 | 361,361 | 344,671 | 346,848 | 345,316 | 13,979 | 13,255 | 16,045 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
Athol MA Micropolitan NECTA | 10,019 | 10,026 | 10,033 | 9,616 | 9,643 | 9,519 | 403 | 383 | 514 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 5.1% |
Greenfield Town MA Micropolitan NECTA | 20,179 | 20,106 | 20,401 | 19,525 | 19,459 | 19,557 | 654 | 647 | 844 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
North Adams MA-VT Micropolitan NECTA | 10,241 | 10,243 | 10,280 | 9,802 | 9,828 | 9,779 | 439 | 415 | 501 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.9% |
Vineyard Haven MA Micropolitan NECTA | 8,338 | 8,393 | 8,355 | 7,721 | 7,814 | 7,586 | 617 | 579 | 769 | 7.4% | 6.9% | 9.2% |
Other Labor Market Areas | ||||||||||||
Buckland MA LMA | 3,547 | 3,519 | 3,550 | 3,432 | 3,409 | 3,410 | 115 | 110 | 140 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.9% |
Great Barrington MA LMA | 10,780 | 10,863 | 10,691 | 10,399 | 10,494 | 10,208 | 381 | 369 | 483 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
Nantucket County/town MA | 6,733 | 6,658 | 6,833 | 5,776 | 5,773 | 5,763 | 957 | 885 | 1,070 | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.7% |
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.