Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Workforce Development 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 | 3,752,400 | 3,768,376 | 3,747,534 | 3,614,497 | 3,635,960 | 3,595,593 | 137,903 | 132,416 | 151,941 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Berkshire County WDA | 61,822 | 62,181 | 61,404 | 59,327 | 59,798 | 58,243 | 2,495 | 2,383 | 3,161 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 5.1% |
| Boston WDA | 394,690 | 396,785 | 394,962 | 382,181 | 384,369 | 381,066 | 12,509 | 12,416 | 13,896 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Bristol County WDA | 198,679 | 199,254 | 198,609 | 189,805 | 190,765 | 187,833 | 8,874 | 8,489 | 10,776 | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Brockton WDA | 134,929 | 135,241 | 136,509 | 129,417 | 129,920 | 130,133 | 5,512 | 5,321 | 6,376 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| Cape & Islands WDA | 124,090 | 125,075 | 124,022 | 116,195 | 117,596 | 114,327 | 7,895 | 7,479 | 9,695 | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.8% |
| Central MA WDA | 319,967 | 321,401 | 322,017 | 308,160 | 310,082 | 307,905 | 11,807 | 11,319 | 14,112 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.4% |
| Franklin/Hampshire WDA | 136,314 | 136,336 | 138,370 | 131,858 | 132,093 | 133,065 | 4,456 | 4,243 | 5,305 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| Greater Lowell WDA | 158,709 | 159,554 | 159,334 | 152,838 | 153,992 | 152,937 | 5,871 | 5,562 | 6,397 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Greater New Bedford WDA | 114,754 | 115,246 | 115,252 | 108,977 | 109,705 | 108,121 | 5,777 | 5,541 | 7,131 | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Hampden County WDA | 221,005 | 221,390 | 225,782 | 210,959 | 211,602 | 213,820 | 10,046 | 9,788 | 11,962 | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5.3% |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WDA | 188,339 | 189,403 | 188,416 | 180,735 | 182,149 | 179,560 | 7,604 | 7,254 | 8,856 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| Metro North WDA | 484,770 | 487,188 | 484,408 | 470,725 | 473,418 | 469,351 | 14,045 | 13,770 | 15,057 | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| Metro South/West WDA | 532,350 | 534,897 | 531,474 | 516,336 | 519,622 | 513,721 | 16,014 | 15,275 | 17,753 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| North Central WDA | 138,067 | 138,382 | 138,685 | 132,562 | 133,229 | 132,212 | 5,505 | 5,153 | 6,473 | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| North Shore WDA | 236,044 | 237,079 | 235,831 | 227,630 | 229,140 | 226,199 | 8,414 | 7,939 | 9,632 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| South Shore WDA | 307,601 | 308,968 | 308,321 | 296,778 | 298,486 | 295,962 | 10,823 | 10,482 | 12,359 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
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.