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Labor Force and Unemployment Data

Selection Criteria

Geographic Area: State

Area: Massachusetts

Time Frame: Most Recent 13 Months

Seasonally Adjusted Data

Results

Month Year Working Age Population Labor Force Employed Unemployed Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Massachusetts Laborforce Rate National Unemployment Rate National Laborforce Participation Rate
October 2024 5,805,063 3,853,644 3,703,987 149,657 3.9 66.4 4.1 62.6
September 2024 5,802,365 3,850,557 3,703,738 146,819 3.8 66.4 4.1 62.7
August 2024 5,799,349 3,844,047 3,700,962 143,085 3.7 66.3 4.2 62.7
July 2024 5,796,588 3,828,683 3,695,848 132,835 3.5 66.1 4.3 62.7
June 2024 5,793,733 3,806,649 3,683,702 122,947 3.2 65.7 4.1 62.6
May 2024 5,791,214 3,782,799 3,667,548 115,251 3.0 65.3 4.0 62.5
April 2024 5,788,935 3,769,144 3,659,898 109,246 2.9 65.1 3.9 62.7
March 2024 5,786,729 3,757,029 3,649,751 107,278 2.9 64.9 3.8 62.7
February 2024 5,784,701 3,748,656 3,638,485 110,171 2.9 64.8 3.9 62.5
January 2024 5,782,805 3,750,172 3,636,004 114,168 3.0 64.9 3.7 62.5
December 2023 5,780,841 3,749,870 3,628,126 121,744 3.2 64.9 3.7 62.5
November 2023 5,778,529 3,751,740 3,628,078 123,662 3.3 64.9 3.7 62.8
October 2023 5,776,293 3,755,171 3,628,105 127,066 3.4 65.0 3.8 62.7
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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