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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 2022 | 5,719,078 | 3,773,261 | 3,633,877 | 139,384 | 3.7 | 66.0 | 3.6 | 62.2 |
| May | 2022 | 5,719,273 | 3,775,559 | 3,629,440 | 146,119 | 3.9 | 66.0 | 3.6 | 62.3 |
| April | 2022 | 5,720,260 | 3,775,535 | 3,621,679 | 153,856 | 4.1 | 66.0 | 3.6 | 62.2 |
| March | 2022 | 5,721,343 | 3,775,148 | 3,614,665 | 160,483 | 4.3 | 66.0 | 3.6 | 62.4 |
| February | 2022 | 5,722,286 | 3,772,543 | 3,596,655 | 175,888 | 4.7 | 65.9 | 3.8 | 62.3 |
| January | 2022 | 5,723,238 | 3,766,929 | 3,586,625 | 180,304 | 4.8 | 65.8 | 4.0 | 62.2 |
| December | 2021 | 5,724,890 | 3,751,493 | 3,577,297 | 174,196 | 4.6 | 65.5 | 3.9 | 61.9 |
| November | 2021 | 5,725,763 | 3,754,708 | 3,575,515 | 179,193 | 4.8 | 65.6 | 4.2 | 61.9 |
| October | 2021 | 5,725,819 | 3,759,342 | 3,571,398 | 187,944 | 5.0 | 65.7 | 4.6 | 61.7 |
| September | 2021 | 5,725,625 | 3,755,821 | 3,562,569 | 193,252 | 5.1 | 65.6 | 4.7 | 61.7 |
| August | 2021 | 5,725,648 | 3,758,938 | 3,553,248 | 205,690 | 5.5 | 65.7 | 5.2 | 61.7 |
| July | 2021 | 5,725,644 | 3,757,242 | 3,544,583 | 212,659 | 5.7 | 65.6 | 5.4 | 61.7 |
| June | 2021 | 5,725,549 | 3,760,383 | 3,535,247 | 225,136 | 6.0 | 65.7 | 5.9 | 61.6 |
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.