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Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Cities and Towns

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Results

Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aug-2023 Jul-2023 Aug-2022 Aug-2023 Jul-2023 Aug-2022 Aug-2023 Jul-2023 Aug-2022 Aug-2023 Jul-2023 Aug-2022
Massachusetts 3,748,274 3,749,238 3,783,710 3,641,085 3,641,116 3,637,783 107,189 108,122 145,927 2.9% 2.9% 3.9%
Abington 9,501 9,496 9,510 9,229 9,226 9,150 272 270 360 2.9% 2.8% 3.8%
Acton 12,965 12,954 12,886 12,638 12,634 12,530 327 320 356 2.5% 2.5% 2.8%
Acushnet 6,182 6,192 6,336 5,981 5,990 6,007 201 202 329 3.3% 3.3% 5.2%
Adams 3,891 3,904 4,064 3,760 3,771 3,857 131 133 207 3.4% 3.4% 5.1%
Agawam 15,604 15,660 15,946 15,213 15,255 15,357 391 405 589 2.5% 2.6% 3.7%
Alford 235 239 241 232 235 236 3 4 5 1.3% 1.7% 2.1%
Amesbury 10,369 10,361 10,543 10,121 10,117 10,174 248 244 369 2.4% 2.4% 3.5%
Amherst 19,217 19,162 19,634 18,571 18,623 18,747 646 539 887 3.4% 2.8% 4.5%
Andover 19,202 19,210 19,164 18,741 18,734 18,580 461 476 584 2.4% 2.5% 3.0%
Aquinnah 259 261 253 255 259 250 4 2 3 1.5% 0.8% 1.2%
Arlington 27,469 27,473 27,341 26,878 26,869 26,648 591 604 693 2.2% 2.2% 2.5%
Ashburnham 3,655 3,637 3,696 3,555 3,541 3,559 100 96 137 2.7% 2.6% 3.7%
Ashby 1,907 1,905 1,933 1,865 1,861 1,862 42 44 71 2.2% 2.3% 3.7%
Ashfield 1,124 1,126 1,139 1,105 1,108 1,116 19 18 23 1.7% 1.6% 2.0%
Ashland 10,571 10,612 10,687 10,323 10,348 10,347 248 264 340 2.3% 2.5% 3.2%
Athol 5,660 5,686 5,860 5,462 5,483 5,574 198 203 286 3.5% 3.6% 4.9%
Attleborough 25,027 24,990 25,653 24,251 24,197 24,570 776 793 1,083 3.1% 3.2% 4.2%
Auburn 9,411 9,402 9,617 9,167 9,154 9,267 244 248 350 2.6% 2.6% 3.6%
Avon 2,755 2,744 2,763 2,649 2,642 2,652 106 102 111 3.8% 3.7% 4.0%
Ayer 4,338 4,318 4,389 4,202 4,193 4,196 136 125 193 3.1% 2.9% 4.4%
Barnstable 25,840 25,972 26,201 25,166 25,283 25,280 674 689 921 2.6% 2.7% 3.5%
Barre 2,938 2,927 3,031 2,850 2,846 2,882 88 81 149 3.0% 2.8% 4.9%
Becket 865 870 897 841 843 862 24 27 35 2.8% 3.1% 3.9%
Bedford 7,337 7,334 7,351 7,160 7,157 7,098 177 177 253 2.4% 2.4% 3.4%
Belchertown 8,499 8,534 8,675 8,307 8,330 8,386 192 204 289 2.3% 2.4% 3.3%
Bellingham 10,357 10,337 10,559 10,054 10,032 10,187 303 305 372 2.9% 3.0% 3.5%
Belmont 14,119 14,133 14,118 13,815 13,810 13,696 304 323 422 2.2% 2.3% 3.0%
Berkley 3,751 3,746 3,788 3,644 3,636 3,635 107 110 153 2.9% 2.9% 4.0%
Berlin 2,309 2,308 2,306 2,250 2,250 2,231 59 58 75 2.6% 2.5% 3.3%
Bernardston 1,169 1,180 1,216 1,140 1,147 1,169 29 33 47 2.5% 2.8% 3.9%
Beverly 23,542 23,551 23,575 22,958 22,954 22,760 584 597 815 2.5% 2.5% 3.5%
Billerica 24,214 24,176 24,435 23,607 23,556 23,571 607 620 864 2.5% 2.6% 3.5%
Blackstone 5,284 5,270 5,424 5,119 5,108 5,186 165 162 238 3.1% 3.1% 4.4%
Blandford 744 748 756 727 729 734 17 19 22 2.3% 2.5% 2.9%
Bolton 3,186 3,186 3,169 3,105 3,103 3,078 81 83 91 2.5% 2.6% 2.9%
Boston 396,066 396,080 396,993 384,504 384,369 381,208 11,562 11,711 15,785 2.9% 3.0% 4.0%
Bourne 11,415 11,463 11,514 11,055 11,106 11,104 360 357 410 3.2% 3.1% 3.6%
Boxborough 3,372 3,364 3,362 3,287 3,286 3,259 85 78 103 2.5% 2.3% 3.1%
Boxford 4,566 4,572 4,551 4,466 4,464 4,428 100 108 123 2.2% 2.4% 2.7%
Boylston 2,797 2,794 2,842 2,727 2,724 2,757 70 70 85 2.5% 2.5% 3.0%
Braintree 20,951 20,956 20,957 20,423 20,416 20,248 528 540 709 2.5% 2.6% 3.4%
Brewster 5,539 5,563 5,614 5,411 5,437 5,436 128 126 178 2.3% 2.3% 3.2%
Bridgewater 15,059 15,018 15,199 14,541 14,501 14,557 518 517 642 3.4% 3.4% 4.2%
Brimfield 2,183 2,189 2,241 2,138 2,135 2,161 45 54 80 2.1% 2.5% 3.6%
Brockton 47,584 47,484 48,318 45,634 45,509 45,685 1,950 1,975 2,633 4.1% 4.2% 5.4%
Brookfield 1,876 1,872 1,919 1,819 1,817 1,839 57 55 80 3.0% 2.9% 4.2%
Brookline 33,994 34,000 33,908 33,264 33,253 32,979 730 747 929 2.1% 2.2% 2.7%
Buckland 959 969 989 941 952 955 18 17 34 1.9% 1.8% 3.4%
Burlington 16,399 16,405 16,398 16,029 16,023 15,892 370 382 506 2.3% 2.3% 3.1%
Cambridge 73,279 73,266 73,120 71,648 71,623 71,034 1,631 1,643 2,086 2.2% 2.2% 2.9%
Canton 12,989 12,970 12,992 12,620 12,615 12,512 369 355 480 2.8% 2.7% 3.7%
Carlisle 2,636 2,639 2,621 2,571 2,570 2,549 65 69 72 2.5% 2.6% 2.7%
Carver 6,840 6,840 6,876 6,680 6,678 6,623 160 162 253 2.3% 2.4% 3.7%
Charlemont 648 656 659 629 636 639 19 20 20 2.9% 3.0% 3.0%
Charlton 8,003 7,993 8,177 7,784 7,774 7,870 219 219 307 2.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Chatham 3,105 3,133 3,141 3,030 3,044 3,044 75 89 97 2.4% 2.8% 3.1%
Chelmsford 19,618 19,607 19,782 19,126 19,085 19,097 492 522 685 2.5% 2.7% 3.5%
Chelsea 20,382 20,380 20,467 19,803 19,796 19,633 579 584 834 2.8% 2.9% 4.1%
Cheshire 1,787 1,797 1,863 1,743 1,748 1,788 44 49 75 2.5% 2.7% 4.0%
Chester 729 733 752 707 709 714 22 24 38 3.0% 3.3% 5.1%
Chesterfield 748 748 759 732 734 739 16 14 20 2.1% 1.9% 2.6%
Chicopee 26,771 26,840 27,414 25,778 25,851 26,023 993 989 1,391 3.7% 3.7% 5.1%
Chilmark 611 620 599 597 607 587 14 13 12 2.3% 2.1% 2.0%
Clarksburg 834 859 877 810 828 847 24 31 30 2.9% 3.6% 3.4%
Clinton 8,181 8,177 8,370 7,966 7,955 8,054 215 222 316 2.6% 2.7% 3.8%
Cohasset 4,390 4,385 4,374 4,286 4,284 4,249 104 101 125 2.4% 2.3% 2.9%
Colrain 961 969 996 941 947 965 20 22 31 2.1% 2.3% 3.1%
Concord 8,421 8,420 8,394 8,211 8,208 8,141 210 212 253 2.5% 2.5% 3.0%
Conway 1,179 1,184 1,198 1,162 1,165 1,173 17 19 25 1.4% 1.6% 2.1%
Cummington 456 457 465 445 446 449 11 11 16 2.4% 2.4% 3.4%
Dalton 3,261 3,271 3,399 3,173 3,182 3,255 88 89 144 2.7% 2.7% 4.2%
Danvers 15,464 15,467 15,453 15,076 15,073 14,946 388 394 507 2.5% 2.5% 3.3%
Dartmouth 18,183 18,197 18,493 17,617 17,641 17,692 566 556 801 3.1% 3.1% 4.3%
Dedham 13,814 13,823 13,825 13,460 13,456 13,345 354 367 480 2.6% 2.7% 3.5%
Deerfield 2,994 3,008 3,038 2,938 2,946 2,965 56 62 73 1.9% 2.1% 2.4%
Dennis 7,058 7,098 7,189 6,868 6,900 6,899 190 198 290 2.7% 2.8% 4.0%
Dighton 4,266 4,256 4,305 4,140 4,131 4,130 126 125 175 3.0% 2.9% 4.1%
Douglas 5,347 5,336 5,472 5,226 5,219 5,284 121 117 188 2.3% 2.2% 3.4%
Dover 2,906 2,905 2,900 2,841 2,840 2,817 65 65 83 2.2% 2.2% 2.9%
Dracut 18,139 18,070 18,291 17,660 17,622 17,633 479 448 658 2.6% 2.5% 3.6%
Dudley 6,354 6,351 6,531 6,155 6,147 6,223 199 204 308 3.1% 3.2% 4.7%
Dunstable 1,885 1,887 1,929 1,847 1,850 1,854 38 37 75 2.0% 2.0% 3.9%
Duxbury 7,833 7,834 7,842 7,639 7,637 7,574 194 197 268 2.5% 2.5% 3.4%
East Bridgewater 8,774 8,761 8,823 8,510 8,487 8,520 264 274 303 3.0% 3.1% 3.4%
East Brookfield 1,205 1,203 1,241 1,171 1,170 1,184 34 33 57 2.8% 2.7% 4.6%
East Longmeadow 8,620 8,641 8,770 8,421 8,444 8,500 199 197 270 2.3% 2.3% 3.1%
Eastham 2,767 2,784 2,796 2,709 2,722 2,721 58 62 75 2.1% 2.2% 2.7%
Easthampton 9,321 9,352 9,511 9,104 9,130 9,191 217 222 320 2.3% 2.4% 3.4%
Easton 14,444 14,404 14,584 14,023 13,985 14,039 421 419 545 2.9% 2.9% 3.7%
Edgartown 2,980 3,034 2,955 2,918 2,966 2,871 62 68 84 2.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Egremont 709 719 728 697 707 711 12 12 17 1.7% 1.7% 2.3%
Erving 928 935 970 909 915 933 19 20 37 2.0% 2.1% 3.8%
Essex 2,322 2,326 2,331 2,281 2,280 2,262 41 46 69 1.8% 2.0% 3.0%
Everett 26,768 26,757 26,841 26,071 26,061 25,847 697 696 994 2.6% 2.6% 3.7%
Fairhaven 9,382 9,403 9,589 9,089 9,101 9,127 293 302 462 3.1% 3.2% 4.8%
Fall River 39,410 39,365 40,589 37,736 37,652 38,232 1,674 1,713 2,357 4.2% 4.4% 5.8%
Falmouth 16,446 16,551 16,705 16,033 16,108 16,106 413 443 599 2.5% 2.7% 3.6%
Fitchburg 19,148 19,072 19,503 18,391 18,323 18,415 757 749 1,088 4.0% 3.9% 5.6%
Florida 389 397 411 383 391 400 6 6 11 1.5% 1.5% 2.7%
Foxborough 10,769 10,772 10,710 10,467 10,463 10,377 302 309 333 2.8% 2.9% 3.1%
Framingham 40,496 40,576 40,930 39,530 39,626 39,621 966 950 1,309 2.4% 2.3% 3.2%
Franklin 19,373 19,363 19,356 18,859 18,852 18,697 514 511 659 2.7% 2.6% 3.4%
Freetown 5,365 5,349 5,416 5,220 5,209 5,207 145 140 209 2.7% 2.6% 3.9%
Gardner 9,573 9,538 9,727 9,244 9,210 9,256 329 328 471 3.4% 3.4% 4.8%
Georgetown 4,812 4,809 4,860 4,694 4,692 4,718 118 117 142 2.5% 2.4% 2.9%
Gill 907 912 942 890 896 913 17 16 29 1.9% 1.8% 3.1%
Gloucester 16,271 16,274 16,319 15,835 15,829 15,699 436 445 620 2.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Goshen 645 646 656 634 635 640 11 11 16 1.7% 1.7% 2.4%
Gosnold 49 50 51 49 50 50 0 0 1 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%
Grafton 10,376 10,352 10,580 10,099 10,085 10,209 277 267 371 2.7% 2.6% 3.5%
Granby 3,654 3,670 3,711 3,575 3,585 3,609 79 85 102 2.2% 2.3% 2.7%
Granville 880 885 899 857 859 865 23 26 34 2.6% 2.9% 3.8%
Great Barrington 3,671 3,720 3,802 3,584 3,636 3,654 87 84 148 2.4% 2.3% 3.9%
Greenfield 9,196 9,266 9,542 8,967 9,026 9,198 229 240 344 2.5% 2.6% 3.6%
Groton 6,188 6,165 6,193 6,028 6,015 6,018 160 150 175 2.6% 2.4% 2.8%
Groveland 4,065 4,067 4,119 3,978 3,976 3,999 87 91 120 2.1% 2.2% 2.9%
Hadley 2,984 2,991 3,041 2,927 2,935 2,955 57 56 86 1.9% 1.9% 2.8%
Halifax 4,472 4,472 4,495 4,342 4,340 4,305 130 132 190 2.9% 3.0% 4.2%
Hamilton 4,383 4,392 4,372 4,282 4,281 4,246 101 111 126 2.3% 2.5% 2.9%
Hampden 2,939 2,953 2,997 2,874 2,882 2,901 65 71 96 2.2% 2.4% 3.2%
Hancock 379 381 389 372 374 382 7 7 7 1.8% 1.8% 1.8%
Hanover 7,935 7,945 7,929 7,740 7,738 7,674 195 207 255 2.5% 2.6% 3.2%
Hanson 6,438 6,424 6,512 6,267 6,250 6,274 171 174 238 2.7% 2.7% 3.7%
Hardwick 1,613 1,619 1,664 1,583 1,589 1,615 30 30 49 1.9% 1.9% 2.9%
Harvard 2,814 2,807 2,829 2,739 2,733 2,735 75 74 94 2.7% 2.6% 3.3%
Harwich 6,552 6,574 6,648 6,384 6,414 6,413 168 160 235 2.6% 2.4% 3.5%
Hatfield 1,738 1,746 1,764 1,693 1,698 1,709 45 48 55 2.6% 2.7% 3.1%
Haverhill 35,096 35,120 35,620 34,053 34,042 34,232 1,043 1,078 1,388 3.0% 3.1% 3.9%
Hawley 218 219 221 211 214 214 7 5 7 3.2% 2.3% 3.2%
Heath 354 357 367 346 348 355 8 9 12 2.3% 2.5% 3.3%
Hingham 12,002 11,999 11,966 11,679 11,675 11,579 323 324 387 2.7% 2.7% 3.2%
Hinsdale 970 972 1,019 941 944 966 29 28 53 3.0% 2.9% 5.2%
Holbrook 6,275 6,264 6,310 6,078 6,075 6,026 197 189 284 3.1% 3.0% 4.5%
Holden 10,647 10,628 10,815 10,382 10,368 10,496 265 260 319 2.5% 2.4% 2.9%
Holland 1,574 1,569 1,614 1,536 1,534 1,553 38 35 61 2.4% 2.2% 3.8%
Holliston 7,523 7,552 7,579 7,315 7,333 7,332 208 219 247 2.8% 2.9% 3.3%
Holyoke 15,837 15,848 16,280 15,113 15,156 15,257 724 692 1,023 4.6% 4.4% 6.3%
Hopedale 3,019 3,035 3,048 2,943 2,950 2,950 76 85 98 2.5% 2.8% 3.2%
Hopkinton 9,085 9,103 9,146 8,839 8,860 8,859 246 243 287 2.7% 2.7% 3.1%
Hubbardston 2,651 2,654 2,716 2,595 2,592 2,624 56 62 92 2.1% 2.3% 3.4%
Hudson 10,320 10,354 10,449 10,036 10,060 10,059 284 294 390 2.8% 2.8% 3.7%
Hull 6,173 6,180 6,177 5,995 5,993 5,943 178 187 234 2.9% 3.0% 3.8%
Huntington 1,158 1,164 1,196 1,128 1,131 1,139 30 33 57 2.6% 2.8% 4.8%
Ipswich 8,164 8,158 8,160 7,986 7,984 7,918 178 174 242 2.2% 2.1% 3.0%
Kingston 7,694 7,708 7,690 7,508 7,505 7,444 186 203 246 2.4% 2.6% 3.2%
Lakeville 6,601 6,597 6,647 6,427 6,413 6,411 174 184 236 2.6% 2.8% 3.6%
Lancaster 3,839 3,833 3,905 3,740 3,735 3,781 99 98 124 2.6% 2.6% 3.2%
Lanesborough 1,622 1,631 1,691 1,586 1,591 1,628 36 40 63 2.2% 2.5% 3.7%
Lawrence 35,466 35,268 36,124 33,646 33,470 33,469 1,820 1,798 2,655 5.1% 5.1% 7.3%
Lee 3,080 3,091 3,204 3,013 3,022 3,091 67 69 113 2.2% 2.2% 3.5%
Leicester 6,597 6,594 6,759 6,442 6,434 6,513 155 160 246 2.3% 2.4% 3.6%
Lenox 1,784 1,787 1,847 1,726 1,731 1,771 58 56 76 3.3% 3.1% 4.1%
Leominster 21,969 21,880 22,306 21,280 21,201 21,307 689 679 999 3.1% 3.1% 4.5%
Leverett 1,087 1,087 1,105 1,064 1,067 1,075 23 20 30 2.1% 1.8% 2.7%
Lexington 16,563 16,541 16,492 16,135 16,129 15,997 428 412 495 2.6% 2.5% 3.0%
Leyden 467 470 485 461 464 473 6 6 12 1.3% 1.3% 2.5%
Lincoln 3,114 3,115 3,112 3,039 3,038 3,013 75 77 99 2.4% 2.5% 3.2%
Littleton 5,804 5,787 5,815 5,649 5,637 5,641 155 150 174 2.7% 2.6% 3.0%
Longmeadow 7,997 8,024 8,118 7,804 7,826 7,878 193 198 240 2.4% 2.5% 3.0%
Lowell 56,306 56,141 56,925 54,302 54,185 54,219 2,004 1,956 2,706 3.6% 3.5% 4.8%
Ludlow 10,515 10,573 10,777 10,222 10,251 10,319 293 322 458 2.8% 3.0% 4.2%
Lunenburg 6,659 6,622 6,728 6,484 6,460 6,492 175 162 236 2.6% 2.4% 3.5%
Lynn 47,128 47,064 47,733 45,525 45,471 45,514 1,603 1,593 2,219 3.4% 3.4% 4.6%
Lynnfield 7,479 7,497 7,460 7,308 7,306 7,246 171 191 214 2.3% 2.5% 2.9%
Malden 34,123 34,140 34,180 33,131 33,119 32,847 992 1,021 1,333 2.9% 3.0% 3.9%
Manchester 2,843 2,841 2,857 2,780 2,779 2,756 63 62 101 2.2% 2.2% 3.5%
Mansfield 14,361 14,351 14,321 14,000 13,995 13,880 361 356 441 2.5% 2.5% 3.1%
Marblehead 10,858 10,864 10,928 10,593 10,580 10,590 265 284 338 2.4% 2.6% 3.1%
Marion 2,926 2,942 3,001 2,848 2,861 2,861 78 81 140 2.7% 2.8% 4.7%
Marlborough 22,672 22,714 22,930 22,094 22,148 22,145 578 566 785 2.5% 2.5% 3.4%
Marshfield 15,443 15,445 15,448 15,071 15,066 14,942 372 379 506 2.4% 2.5% 3.3%
Mashpee 8,511 8,552 8,625 8,298 8,337 8,336 213 215 289 2.5% 2.5% 3.4%
Mattapoisett 3,239 3,238 3,303 3,148 3,153 3,162 91 85 141 2.8% 2.6% 4.3%
Maynard 6,885 6,884 6,871 6,734 6,732 6,677 151 152 194 2.2% 2.2% 2.8%
Medfield 7,063 7,064 7,046 6,870 6,868 6,811 193 196 235 2.7% 2.8% 3.3%
Medford 36,899 36,912 36,853 35,969 35,956 35,661 930 956 1,192 2.5% 2.6% 3.2%
Medway 7,677 7,684 7,682 7,492 7,489 7,428 185 195 254 2.4% 2.5% 3.3%
Melrose 16,653 16,648 16,580 16,239 16,233 16,100 414 415 480 2.5% 2.5% 2.9%
Mendon 3,281 3,281 3,313 3,197 3,204 3,204 84 77 109 2.6% 2.3% 3.3%
Merrimac 4,085 4,079 4,139 3,986 3,985 4,007 99 94 132 2.4% 2.3% 3.2%
Methuen 27,458 27,338 27,670 26,573 26,434 26,433 885 904 1,237 3.2% 3.3% 4.5%
Middleborough 13,572 13,544 13,709 13,182 13,153 13,148 390 391 561 2.9% 2.9% 4.1%
Middlefield 331 332 343 326 327 335 5 5 8 1.5% 1.5% 2.3%
Middleton 4,775 4,767 4,803 4,651 4,649 4,611 124 118 192 2.6% 2.5% 4.0%
Milford 15,153 15,213 15,321 14,768 14,804 14,802 385 409 519 2.5% 2.7% 3.4%
Millbury 8,247 8,225 8,388 8,011 8,000 8,099 236 225 289 2.9% 2.7% 3.4%
Millis 4,647 4,645 4,644 4,517 4,515 4,478 130 130 166 2.8% 2.8% 3.6%
Millville 1,767 1,762 1,825 1,715 1,711 1,738 52 51 87 2.9% 2.9% 4.8%
Milton 14,531 14,500 14,478 14,114 14,109 13,993 417 391 485 2.9% 2.7% 3.3%
Monroe 73 74 74 72 73 73 1 1 1 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Monson 4,803 4,826 4,912 4,667 4,680 4,712 136 146 200 2.8% 3.0% 4.1%
Montague 4,115 4,146 4,284 3,990 4,016 4,093 125 130 191 3.0% 3.1% 4.5%
Monterey 426 432 440 416 422 424 10 10 16 2.3% 2.3% 3.6%
Montgomery 505 508 517 495 497 500 10 11 17 2.0% 2.2% 3.3%
Mount Washington 82 83 84 81 82 83 1 1 1 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Nahant 1,977 1,983 1,989 1,925 1,922 1,924 52 61 65 2.6% 3.1% 3.3%
Nantucket 9,733 9,897 9,949 9,543 9,696 9,698 190 201 251 2.0% 2.0% 2.5%
Natick 19,841 19,919 19,988 19,364 19,411 19,409 477 508 579 2.4% 2.6% 2.9%
Needham 16,693 16,692 16,645 16,304 16,298 16,164 389 394 481 2.3% 2.4% 2.9%
New Ashford 130 130 134 127 127 130 3 3 4 2.3% 2.3% 3.0%
New Bedford 46,207 46,258 47,148 44,158 44,218 44,346 2,049 2,040 2,802 4.4% 4.4% 5.9%
New Braintree 535 537 549 521 520 527 14 17 22 2.6% 3.2% 4.0%
New Marlborough 796 804 816 779 790 794 17 14 22 2.1% 1.7% 2.7%
New Salem 606 608 625 594 596 606 12 12 19 2.0% 2.0% 3.0%
Newbury 3,888 3,895 3,889 3,793 3,792 3,761 95 103 128 2.4% 2.6% 3.3%
Newburyport 10,214 10,207 10,337 9,970 9,966 10,022 244 241 315 2.4% 2.4% 3.0%
Newton 48,276 48,240 48,167 47,082 47,066 46,679 1,194 1,174 1,488 2.5% 2.4% 3.1%
Norfolk 5,376 5,374 5,364 5,245 5,243 5,200 131 131 164 2.4% 2.4% 3.1%
North Adams 5,665 5,780 6,036 5,466 5,585 5,714 199 195 322 3.5% 3.4% 5.3%
North Andover 16,700 16,626 16,738 16,245 16,160 16,160 455 466 578 2.7% 2.8% 3.5%
North Attleborough 16,380 16,347 16,741 15,934 15,899 16,144 446 448 597 2.7% 2.7% 3.6%
North Brookfield 2,650 2,642 2,699 2,570 2,567 2,599 80 75 100 3.0% 2.8% 3.7%
North Reading 9,102 9,105 9,078 8,877 8,873 8,801 225 232 277 2.5% 2.5% 3.1%
Northampton 16,013 16,050 16,304 15,631 15,675 15,779 382 375 525 2.4% 2.3% 3.2%
Northborough 8,004 8,002 8,117 7,773 7,762 7,858 231 240 259 2.9% 3.0% 3.2%
Northbridge 9,097 9,086 9,274 8,820 8,808 8,917 277 278 357 3.0% 3.1% 3.8%
Northfield 1,705 1,716 1,758 1,665 1,676 1,708 40 40 50 2.3% 2.3% 2.8%
Norton 10,745 10,713 10,813 10,421 10,398 10,394 324 315 419 3.0% 2.9% 3.9%
Norwell 5,403 5,405 5,376 5,254 5,252 5,209 149 153 167 2.8% 2.8% 3.1%
Norwood 16,934 16,949 16,966 16,463 16,457 16,322 471 492 644 2.8% 2.9% 3.8%
Oak Bluffs 3,173 3,234 3,157 3,121 3,172 3,070 52 62 87 1.6% 1.9% 2.8%
Oakham 1,091 1,083 1,122 1,061 1,060 1,073 30 23 49 2.7% 2.1% 4.4%
Orange 3,454 3,477 3,567 3,330 3,343 3,398 124 134 169 3.6% 3.9% 4.7%
Orleans 3,089 3,107 3,111 3,019 3,033 3,032 70 74 79 2.3% 2.4% 2.5%
Otis 747 759 767 731 742 745 16 17 22 2.1% 2.2% 2.9%
Oxford 8,287 8,271 8,453 8,073 8,062 8,162 214 209 291 2.6% 2.5% 3.4%
Palmer 6,089 6,117 6,269 5,892 5,909 5,948 197 208 321 3.2% 3.4% 5.1%
Paxton 2,736 2,726 2,785 2,663 2,659 2,692 73 67 93 2.7% 2.5% 3.3%
Peabody 29,188 29,196 29,290 28,459 28,453 28,213 729 743 1,077 2.5% 2.5% 3.7%
Pelham 704 707 726 689 691 695 15 16 31 2.1% 2.3% 4.3%
Pembroke 10,887 10,894 10,897 10,610 10,607 10,519 277 287 378 2.5% 2.6% 3.5%
Pepperell 6,880 6,879 6,959 6,707 6,715 6,731 173 164 228 2.5% 2.4% 3.3%
Peru 475 476 490 463 465 475 12 11 15 2.5% 2.3% 3.1%
Petersham 662 667 688 644 646 657 18 21 31 2.7% 3.1% 4.5%
Phillipston 947 947 967 929 926 931 18 21 36 1.9% 2.2% 3.7%
Pittsfield 19,800 19,884 20,509 19,166 19,224 19,663 634 660 846 3.2% 3.3% 4.1%
Plainfield 370 373 376 362 366 367 8 7 9 2.2% 1.9% 2.4%
Plainville 5,739 5,722 5,848 5,589 5,577 5,663 150 145 185 2.6% 2.5% 3.2%
Plymouth 34,033 34,032 34,046 33,143 33,132 32,859 890 900 1,187 2.6% 2.6% 3.5%
Plympton 1,701 1,699 1,705 1,653 1,653 1,639 48 46 66 2.8% 2.7% 3.9%
Princeton 1,953 1,943 1,982 1,903 1,900 1,923 50 43 59 2.6% 2.2% 3.0%
Provincetown 2,065 2,088 2,090 2,021 2,031 2,030 44 57 60 2.1% 2.7% 2.9%
Quincy 55,432 55,441 55,513 53,953 53,935 53,491 1,479 1,506 2,022 2.7% 2.7% 3.6%
Randolph 18,517 18,502 18,683 17,909 17,903 17,756 608 599 927 3.3% 3.2% 5.0%
Raynham 7,646 7,640 7,707 7,404 7,388 7,385 242 252 322 3.2% 3.3% 4.2%
Reading 14,547 14,533 14,480 14,202 14,197 14,080 345 336 400 2.4% 2.3% 2.8%
Rehoboth 7,191 7,177 7,366 7,003 6,988 7,095 188 189 271 2.6% 2.6% 3.7%
Revere 28,717 28,745 28,797 27,871 27,861 27,632 846 884 1,165 2.9% 3.1% 4.0%
Richmond 720 721 741 703 705 721 17 16 20 2.4% 2.2% 2.7%
Rochester 3,336 3,333 3,377 3,254 3,247 3,245 82 86 132 2.5% 2.6% 3.9%
Rockland 10,126 10,129 10,145 9,871 9,867 9,786 255 262 359 2.5% 2.6% 3.5%
Rockport 3,706 3,703 3,727 3,612 3,610 3,581 94 93 146 2.5% 2.5% 3.9%
Rowe 162 165 166 157 159 159 5 6 7 3.1% 3.6% 4.2%
Rowley 3,580 3,575 3,587 3,500 3,499 3,470 80 76 117 2.2% 2.1% 3.3%
Royalston 712 712 718 697 695 698 15 17 20 2.1% 2.4% 2.8%
Russell 1,004 1,002 1,024 972 975 982 32 27 42 3.2% 2.7% 4.1%
Rutland 4,860 4,856 4,964 4,731 4,725 4,783 129 131 181 2.7% 2.7% 3.6%
Salem 24,305 24,285 24,313 23,536 23,531 23,332 769 754 981 3.2% 3.1% 4.0%
Salisbury 5,803 5,799 5,903 5,668 5,666 5,698 135 133 205 2.3% 2.3% 3.5%
Sandisfield 458 463 470 447 453 456 11 10 14 2.4% 2.2% 3.0%
Sandwich 12,159 12,210 12,297 11,846 11,901 11,899 313 309 398 2.6% 2.5% 3.2%
Saugus 15,932 15,916 16,114 15,450 15,432 15,447 482 484 667 3.0% 3.0% 4.1%
Savoy 363 364 376 355 356 365 8 8 11 2.2% 2.2% 2.9%
Scituate 9,882 9,876 9,845 9,633 9,630 9,551 249 246 294 2.5% 2.5% 3.0%
Seekonk 8,743 8,721 8,941 8,511 8,492 8,623 232 229 318 2.7% 2.6% 3.6%
Sharon 10,635 10,633 10,611 10,372 10,368 10,283 263 265 328 2.5% 2.5% 3.1%
Sheffield 1,816 1,840 1,872 1,771 1,797 1,806 45 43 66 2.5% 2.3% 3.5%
Shelburne 1,159 1,171 1,199 1,136 1,149 1,154 23 22 45 2.0% 1.9% 3.8%
Sherborn 2,378 2,379 2,364 2,319 2,319 2,300 59 60 64 2.5% 2.5% 2.7%
Shirley 2,988 2,983 3,028 2,898 2,892 2,893 90 91 135 3.0% 3.1% 4.5%
Shrewsbury 21,245 21,226 21,538 20,660 20,632 20,887 585 594 651 2.8% 2.8% 3.0%
Shutesbury 1,078 1,080 1,096 1,060 1,063 1,070 18 17 26 1.7% 1.6% 2.4%
Somerset 9,128 9,094 9,377 8,836 8,817 8,952 292 277 425 3.2% 3.0% 4.5%
Somerville 53,448 53,471 53,230 52,227 52,209 51,779 1,221 1,262 1,451 2.3% 2.4% 2.7%
South Hadley 9,473 9,492 9,657 9,210 9,235 9,297 263 257 360 2.8% 2.7% 3.7%
Southampton 3,764 3,776 3,837 3,682 3,692 3,717 82 84 120 2.2% 2.2% 3.1%
Southborough 5,383 5,386 5,418 5,231 5,244 5,243 152 142 175 2.8% 2.6% 3.2%
Southbridge 7,934 7,914 8,169 7,627 7,617 7,711 307 297 458 3.9% 3.8% 5.6%
Southwick 5,473 5,491 5,575 5,333 5,348 5,383 140 143 192 2.6% 2.6% 3.4%
Spencer 6,025 6,021 6,167 5,833 5,825 5,897 192 196 270 3.2% 3.3% 4.4%
Springfield 61,655 61,839 63,818 58,411 58,575 58,965 3,244 3,264 4,853 5.3% 5.3% 7.6%
Sterling 4,412 4,407 4,480 4,292 4,286 4,339 120 121 141 2.7% 2.7% 3.1%
Stockbridge 908 924 945 888 901 905 20 23 40 2.2% 2.5% 4.2%
Stoneham 14,288 14,295 14,248 13,933 13,929 13,814 355 366 434 2.5% 2.6% 3.0%
Stoughton 16,766 16,781 16,779 16,253 16,247 16,114 513 534 665 3.1% 3.2% 4.0%
Stow 3,994 3,990 3,981 3,909 3,907 3,875 85 83 106 2.1% 2.1% 2.7%
Sturbridge 5,086 5,090 5,186 4,961 4,954 5,015 125 136 171 2.5% 2.7% 3.3%
Sudbury 9,347 9,382 9,410 9,106 9,128 9,127 241 254 283 2.6% 2.7% 3.0%
Sunderland 2,464 2,473 2,518 2,424 2,430 2,447 40 43 71 1.6% 1.7% 2.8%
Sutton 5,481 5,476 5,596 5,347 5,340 5,406 134 136 190 2.4% 2.5% 3.4%
Swampscott 8,749 8,736 8,781 8,528 8,518 8,526 221 218 255 2.5% 2.5% 2.9%
Swansea 9,777 9,772 9,998 9,527 9,506 9,653 250 266 345 2.6% 2.7% 3.5%
Taunton 30,104 30,073 30,410 29,000 28,937 28,925 1,104 1,136 1,485 3.7% 3.8% 4.9%
Templeton 4,300 4,291 4,376 4,175 4,159 4,180 125 132 196 2.9% 3.1% 4.5%
Tewksbury 17,466 17,450 17,597 17,023 16,986 16,997 443 464 600 2.5% 2.7% 3.4%
Tisbury 2,779 2,825 2,787 2,713 2,758 2,669 66 67 118 2.4% 2.4% 4.2%
Tolland 290 289 291 284 284 286 6 5 5 2.1% 1.7% 1.7%
Topsfield 3,651 3,644 3,647 3,572 3,571 3,542 79 73 105 2.2% 2.0% 2.9%
Townsend 5,565 5,549 5,617 5,414 5,403 5,406 151 146 211 2.7% 2.6% 3.8%
Truro 1,277 1,286 1,305 1,257 1,263 1,263 20 23 42 1.6% 1.8% 3.2%
Tyngsborough 7,278 7,265 7,329 7,083 7,067 7,072 195 198 257 2.7% 2.7% 3.5%
Tyringham 150 151 152 147 149 149 3 2 3 2.0% 1.3% 2.0%
Upton 4,427 4,421 4,507 4,295 4,289 4,342 132 132 165 3.0% 3.0% 3.7%
Uxbridge 8,225 8,217 8,412 8,005 7,994 8,093 220 223 319 2.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Wakefield 16,308 16,315 16,262 15,922 15,916 15,785 386 399 477 2.4% 2.4% 2.9%
Wales 963 968 981 932 935 941 31 33 40 3.2% 3.4% 4.1%
Walpole 14,316 14,312 14,347 13,933 13,929 13,814 383 383 533 2.7% 2.7% 3.7%
Waltham 38,097 38,072 38,109 37,136 37,123 36,818 961 949 1,291 2.5% 2.5% 3.4%
Ware 5,211 5,231 5,335 5,035 5,049 5,082 176 182 253 3.4% 3.5% 4.7%
Wareham 13,701 13,774 13,938 13,285 13,347 13,345 416 427 593 3.0% 3.1% 4.3%
Warren 2,417 2,410 2,478 2,342 2,338 2,367 75 72 111 3.1% 3.0% 4.5%
Warwick 507 507 523 495 497 505 12 10 18 2.4% 2.0% 3.4%
Washington 302 302 315 297 297 304 5 5 11 1.7% 1.7% 3.5%
Watertown 23,565 23,576 23,547 23,057 23,049 22,860 508 527 687 2.2% 2.2% 2.9%
Wayland 7,270 7,271 7,238 7,081 7,079 7,021 189 192 217 2.6% 2.6% 3.0%
Webster 8,558 8,537 8,796 8,251 8,240 8,342 307 297 454 3.6% 3.5% 5.2%
Wellesley 13,577 13,541 13,493 13,171 13,166 13,058 406 375 435 3.0% 2.8% 3.2%
Wellfleet 1,736 1,746 1,759 1,700 1,708 1,708 36 38 51 2.1% 2.2% 2.9%
Wendell 458 461 464 447 449 452 11 12 12 2.4% 2.6% 2.6%
Wenham 2,771 2,760 2,760 2,691 2,690 2,668 80 70 92 2.9% 2.5% 3.3%
West Boylston 3,171 3,167 3,246 3,067 3,063 3,100 104 104 146 3.3% 3.3% 4.5%
West Bridgewater 3,935 3,930 3,961 3,825 3,815 3,830 110 115 131 2.8% 2.9% 3.3%
West Brookfield 2,037 2,035 2,082 1,980 1,977 2,001 57 58 81 2.8% 2.9% 3.9%
West Newbury 2,542 2,550 2,569 2,485 2,484 2,498 57 66 71 2.2% 2.6% 2.8%
West Springfield 14,339 14,371 14,656 13,912 13,951 14,044 427 420 612 3.0% 2.9% 4.2%
West Stockbridge 752 764 767 738 749 753 14 15 14 1.9% 2.0% 1.8%
West Tisbury 1,976 2,013 1,955 1,944 1,976 1,913 32 37 42 1.6% 1.8% 2.1%
Westborough 10,538 10,533 10,711 10,260 10,246 10,372 278 287 339 2.6% 2.7% 3.2%
Westfield 20,633 20,667 21,128 20,017 20,073 20,207 616 594 921 3.0% 2.9% 4.4%
Westford 13,396 13,362 13,471 13,051 13,023 13,031 345 339 440 2.6% 2.5% 3.3%
Westhampton 1,031 1,032 1,044 1,011 1,014 1,021 20 18 23 1.9% 1.7% 2.2%
Westminster 4,726 4,716 4,775 4,616 4,598 4,621 110 118 154 2.3% 2.5% 3.2%
Weston 5,573 5,569 5,577 5,453 5,451 5,406 120 118 171 2.2% 2.1% 3.1%
Westport 8,381 8,372 8,634 8,129 8,111 8,236 252 261 398 3.0% 3.1% 4.6%
Westwood 8,598 8,600 8,574 8,390 8,387 8,318 208 213 256 2.4% 2.5% 3.0%
Weymouth 32,700 32,693 32,808 31,833 31,822 31,560 867 871 1,248 2.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Whately 1,045 1,048 1,059 1,026 1,028 1,035 19 20 24 1.8% 1.9% 2.3%
Whitman 9,379 9,364 9,488 9,106 9,081 9,116 273 283 372 2.9% 3.0% 3.9%
Wilbraham 7,623 7,662 7,739 7,422 7,442 7,492 201 220 247 2.6% 2.9% 3.2%
Williamsburg 1,408 1,417 1,446 1,383 1,387 1,396 25 30 50 1.8% 2.1% 3.5%
Williamstown 3,194 3,253 3,357 3,097 3,164 3,237 97 89 120 3.0% 2.7% 3.6%
Wilmington 13,218 13,211 13,209 12,893 12,888 12,782 325 323 427 2.5% 2.4% 3.2%
Winchendon 5,568 5,545 5,633 5,409 5,389 5,416 159 156 217 2.9% 2.8% 3.9%
Winchester 11,370 11,356 11,342 11,099 11,096 11,004 271 260 338 2.4% 2.3% 3.0%
Windsor 474 473 497 463 465 475 11 8 22 2.3% 1.7% 4.4%
Winthrop 10,892 10,889 10,855 10,603 10,599 10,512 289 290 343 2.7% 2.7% 3.2%
Woburn 23,956 23,951 23,871 23,319 23,311 23,119 637 640 752 2.7% 2.7% 3.2%
Worcester 91,200 91,142 93,771 88,145 88,027 89,113 3,055 3,115 4,658 3.3% 3.4% 5.0%
Worthington 680 680 715 662 664 669 18 16 46 2.6% 2.4% 6.4%
Wrentham 7,129 7,124 7,127 6,961 6,959 6,902 168 165 225 2.4% 2.3% 3.2%
Yarmouth 12,727 12,806 12,929 12,414 12,471 12,470 313 335 459 2.5% 2.6% 3.6%
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.
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