Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Labor Areas
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
| Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | Mar-2024 | Feb-2024 | Mar-2023 | |
| Massachusetts | 3,816,195 | 3,752,400 | 3,749,321 | 3,681,324 | 3,614,497 | 3,611,303 | 134,871 | 137,903 | 138,018 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA NECTA Division | 1,709,329 | 1,680,522 | 1,681,318 | 1,657,316 | 1,628,098 | 1,630,534 | 52,013 | 52,424 | 50,784 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton MA NECTA Division | 110,008 | 108,586 | 109,474 | 105,567 | 104,026 | 104,509 | 4,441 | 4,560 | 4,965 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Framingham MA NECTA Division | 161,976 | 159,164 | 159,710 | 157,003 | 154,097 | 154,765 | 4,973 | 5,067 | 4,945 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town MA-NH NECTA Division | 118,694 | 117,013 | 116,759 | 114,623 | 112,797 | 112,945 | 4,071 | 4,216 | 3,814 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem MA-NH NECTA Division | 100,594 | 99,190 | 99,463 | 95,919 | 94,454 | 94,842 | 4,675 | 4,736 | 4,621 | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.6% |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH NECTA Division | 197,794 | 194,805 | 194,396 | 190,691 | 187,561 | 187,614 | 7,103 | 7,244 | 6,782 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead MA NECTA Division | 87,565 | 86,185 | 85,470 | 84,305 | 82,852 | 82,133 | 3,260 | 3,333 | 3,337 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division | 9,087 | 8,918 | 8,906 | 8,827 | 8,656 | 8,663 | 260 | 262 | 243 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Peabody-Salem-Beverly MA NECTA Division | 94,609 | 93,046 | 92,901 | 91,617 | 90,016 | 89,686 | 2,992 | 3,030 | 3,215 | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Taunton-Middleborough-Norton MA NECTA Division | 86,842 | 85,527 | 86,164 | 83,440 | 82,015 | 82,399 | 3,402 | 3,512 | 3,765 | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Barnstable Town MA Metropolitan NECTA | 123,156 | 120,250 | 118,173 | 117,198 | 113,881 | 111,716 | 5,958 | 6,369 | 6,457 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| Leominster-Gardner MA Metropolitan NECTA | 80,295 | 79,014 | 78,546 | 77,042 | 75,597 | 74,985 | 3,253 | 3,417 | 3,561 | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| New Bedford MA Metropolitan NECTA | 85,570 | 84,606 | 84,367 | 81,253 | 80,027 | 79,624 | 4,317 | 4,579 | 4,743 | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Pittsfield MA Metropolitan NECTA | 41,323 | 40,684 | 40,294 | 39,676 | 39,016 | 38,427 | 1,647 | 1,668 | 1,867 | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Providence-Warwick RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA | 153,816 | 151,412 | 151,502 | 147,086 | 144,428 | 144,215 | 6,730 | 6,984 | 7,287 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Springfield MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 371,311 | 365,347 | 364,335 | 356,608 | 349,764 | 349,567 | 14,703 | 15,583 | 14,768 | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Worcester MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 364,129 | 358,784 | 356,384 | 350,994 | 344,803 | 342,598 | 13,135 | 13,981 | 13,786 | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Athol MA Micropolitan NECTA | 10,224 | 10,022 | 10,125 | 9,830 | 9,617 | 9,662 | 394 | 405 | 463 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| Greenfield Town MA Micropolitan NECTA | 20,531 | 20,170 | 20,469 | 19,897 | 19,516 | 19,742 | 634 | 654 | 727 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| North Adams MA-VT Micropolitan NECTA | 10,320 | 10,235 | 10,072 | 9,890 | 9,795 | 9,650 | 430 | 440 | 422 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Vineyard Haven MA Micropolitan NECTA | 8,722 | 8,336 | 8,657 | 8,118 | 7,719 | 8,023 | 604 | 617 | 634 | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.3% |
| Other Labor Market Areas | ||||||||||||
| Buckland MA LMA | 3,626 | 3,546 | 3,602 | 3,511 | 3,430 | 3,481 | 115 | 116 | 121 | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Great Barrington MA LMA | 11,017 | 10,775 | 10,900 | 10,651 | 10,393 | 10,489 | 366 | 382 | 411 | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Nantucket County/town MA | 7,238 | 6,946 | 6,965 | 6,381 | 5,992 | 6,114 | 857 | 954 | 851 | 11.8% | 13.7% | 12.2% |
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.