New Bedford MA Metropolitan NECTA
Laborforce, Employment and Unemployment
(not seasonally adjusted)
Month | Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | 2024 | 84629 | 80054 | 4575 | 5.4 |
01 | 2024 | 84890 | 80505 | 4385 | 5.2 |
Annual | Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average | 2022 | 84523 | 79973 | 4550 | 5.4 |
Average | 2021 | 84972 | 78945 | 6027 | 7.1 |
Average | 2020 | 85593 | 75464 | 10129 | 11.8 |
Average | 2019 | 87063 | 83095 | 3968 | 4.6 |
Average | 2018 | 87000 | 82375 | 4625 | 5.3 |
Average | 2017 | 86050 | 81099 | 4951 | 5.8 |
Average | 2016 | 84326 | 79261 | 5065 | 6.0 |
Average | 2015 | 84385 | 78268 | 6117 | 7.2 |
Average | 2014 | 84262 | 76899 | 7363 | 8.7 |
Average | 2013 | 83698 | 74948 | 8750 | 10.5 |
Average | 2012 | 83583 | 75133 | 8450 | 10.1 |
Average | 2011 | 82722 | 74008 | 8714 | 10.5 |
Average | 2010 | 82693 | 73282 | 9411 | 11.4 |
Current Employment Estimates
(not seasonally adjusted)
Industry | Feb-2024 | Jan-2024 | Feb-2023 | Net Change Prior Month | Net Change Prior Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total nonfarm | 65,300 | 65,200 | 65,100 | 100 | 200 |
Total private | 54,700 | 54,800 | 54,600 | -100 | 100 |
Goods-producing | 9,200 | 9,300 | 9,500 | -100 | -300 |
Service-providing | 56,100 | 55,900 | 55,600 | 200 | 500 |
Private service-providing | 45,500 | 45,500 | 45,100 | 0 | 400 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,500 | -100 | -100 |
Manufacturing | 6,800 | 6,800 | 7,000 | 0 | -200 |
Durable goods | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 0 | 0 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 11,800 | 11,900 | 11,400 | -100 | 400 |
Retail trade | 7,700 | 7,900 | 7,700 | -200 | 0 |
Information | 300 | 300 | 400 | 0 | -100 |
Financial activities | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 |
Professional and business services | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,800 | 0 | -100 |
Education and health services | 16,100 | 16,000 | 15,800 | 100 | 300 |
Health care and social assistance | 15,400 | 15,300 | 15,200 | 100 | 200 |
Leisure and hospitality | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,700 | 0 | -200 |
Other services | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,500 | 0 | 100 |
Government | 10,600 | 10,400 | 10,500 | 200 | 100 |
Federal | 400 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
State government | 3,100 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 200 | 0 |
Local government | 7,100 | 7,100 | 7,000 | 0 | 100 |
Occupational Wage Data
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