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Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Labor Areas

Data not seasonally adjusted

Results

Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
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.
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