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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 2021 | 5,642,135 | 3,709,400 | 3,524,000 | 185,400 | 5.0 | 65.7 | 5.2 | 61.7 |
| July | 2021 | 5,642,181 | 3,701,600 | 3,521,100 | 180,400 | 4.9 | 65.6 | 5.4 | 61.7 |
| June | 2021 | 5,642,222 | 3,696,700 | 3,516,200 | 180,500 | 4.9 | 65.5 | 5.9 | 61.6 |
| May | 2021 | 5,642,325 | 3,702,100 | 3,518,600 | 183,500 | 5.0 | 65.6 | 5.8 | 61.6 |
| April | 2021 | 5,642,830 | 3,745,700 | 3,504,800 | 240,800 | 6.4 | 66.4 | 6.1 | 61.7 |
| March | 2021 | 5,643,634 | 3,744,400 | 3,492,300 | 252,200 | 6.7 | 66.3 | 6.0 | 61.5 |
| February | 2021 | 5,644,665 | 3,740,800 | 3,477,900 | 262,900 | 7.0 | 66.3 | 6.2 | 61.4 |
| January | 2021 | 5,646,187 | 3,756,700 | 3,462,000 | 294,800 | 7.8 | 66.5 | 6.3 | 61.4 |
| December | 2020 | 5,647,094 | 3,753,100 | 3,438,600 | 314,500 | 8.4 | 66.5 | 6.7 | 61.5 |
| November | 2020 | 5,647,713 | 3,721,600 | 3,408,200 | 313,300 | 8.4 | 65.9 | 6.7 | 61.5 |
| October | 2020 | 5,648,070 | 3,688,300 | 3,373,300 | 315,000 | 8.5 | 65.3 | 6.9 | 61.6 |
| September | 2020 | 5,647,956 | 3,655,200 | 3,330,800 | 324,500 | 8.9 | 64.7 | 7.8 | 61.4 |
| August | 2020 | 5,647,588 | 3,614,400 | 3,277,600 | 336,800 | 9.3 | 64.0 | 8.4 | 61.7 |
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.