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Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Labor Areas

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Results

Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Oct-2024 Sep-2024 Oct-2023 Oct-2024 Sep-2024 Oct-2023 Oct-2024 Sep-2024 Oct-2023 Oct-2024 Sep-2024 Oct-2023
Massachusetts 3,837,967 3,816,216 3,745,919 3,694,225 3,678,104 3,631,590 143,742 138,112 114,329 3.7% 3.6% 3.1%
Metropolitian Divisions
Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA NECTA Division 1,715,845 1,704,418 1,679,278 1,655,111 1,646,516 1,631,428 60,734 57,902 47,850 3.5% 3.4% 2.8%
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton MA NECTA Division 110,357 109,836 108,491 105,730 105,217 104,674 4,627 4,619 3,817 4.2% 4.2% 3.5%
Framingham MA NECTA Division 162,866 161,533 158,429 157,364 156,347 154,116 5,502 5,186 4,313 3.4% 3.2% 2.7%
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town MA-NH NECTA Division 118,993 118,740 116,834 115,183 115,171 113,586 3,810 3,569 3,248 3.2% 3.0% 2.8%
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division 100,691 100,387 98,656 95,885 95,615 94,808 4,806 4,772 3,848 4.8% 4.8% 3.9%
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division 198,250 197,261 193,544 190,529 189,745 187,608 7,721 7,516 5,936 3.9% 3.8% 3.1%
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead MA NECTA Division 88,025 87,524 85,780 84,597 84,199 83,027 3,428 3,325 2,753 3.9% 3.8% 3.2%
Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division 9,161 9,123 8,892 8,857 8,821 8,684 304 302 208 3.3% 3.3% 2.3%
Peabody-Salem-Beverly MA NECTA Division 95,434 94,774 93,082 92,036 91,531 90,435 3,398 3,243 2,647 3.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton MA NECTA Division 87,165 86,691 85,059 83,770 83,377 82,314 3,395 3,314 2,745 3.9% 3.8% 3.2%
Metropolitian Statisical Areas
Barnstable Town MA Metropolitan NECTA 129,120 129,812 123,718 124,501 125,563 119,871 4,619 4,249 3,847 3.6% 3.3% 3.1%
Leominster-Gardner MA Metropolitan NECTA 80,605 80,003 78,277 77,283 76,746 75,692 3,322 3,257 2,585 4.1% 4.1% 3.3%
New Bedford MA Metropolitan NECTA 85,741 85,424 83,631 81,823 81,598 80,319 3,918 3,826 3,312 4.6% 4.5% 4.0%
Pittsfield MA Metropolitan NECTA 41,379 41,105 40,362 39,928 39,772 39,119 1,451 1,333 1,243 3.5% 3.2% 3.1%
Providence-Warwick RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 153,868 153,697 149,838 147,816 147,866 144,887 6,052 5,831 4,951 3.9% 3.8% 3.3%
Springfield MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 371,560 368,830 364,247 357,008 354,562 351,603 14,552 14,268 12,644 3.9% 3.9% 3.5%
Worcester MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 365,746 362,593 355,489 352,555 349,801 344,072 13,191 12,792 11,417 3.6% 3.5% 3.2%
Micropolitian Statisical Areas
Athol MA Micropolitan NECTA 10,398 10,270 10,090 9,991 9,871 9,752 407 399 338 3.9% 3.9% 3.3%
Greenfield Town MA Micropolitan NECTA 20,670 20,610 20,272 20,039 20,014 19,756 631 596 516 3.1% 2.9% 2.5%
North Adams MA-VT Micropolitan NECTA 10,472 10,440 10,236 10,038 10,025 9,891 434 415 345 4.1% 4.0% 3.4%
Vineyard Haven MA Micropolitan NECTA 9,656 10,444 9,367 9,318 10,152 9,097 338 292 270 3.5% 2.8% 2.9%
Other Labor Market Areas
Buckland MA LMA 3,653 3,671 3,559 3,548 3,576 3,475 105 95 84 2.9% 2.6% 2.4%
Great Barrington MA LMA 11,071 11,005 10,841 10,738 10,697 10,577 333 308 264 3.0% 2.8% 2.4%
Nantucket County/town MA 8,533 9,187 8,124 8,287 8,947 7,925 246 240 199 2.9% 2.6% 2.4%
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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