Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Workforce Development Areas
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
| Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov-2021 | Oct-2021 | Nov-2020 | Nov-2021 | Oct-2021 | Nov-2020 | Nov-2021 | Oct-2021 | Nov-2020 | Nov-2021 | Oct-2021 | Nov-2020 | |
| Massachusetts | 3,745,100 | 3,721,500 | 3,699,800 | 3,572,800 | 3,530,700 | 3,416,300 | 172,300 | 190,800 | 283,500 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| Berkshire County WDA | 60,834 | 61,093 | 61,712 | 57,370 | 57,503 | 56,706 | 3,464 | 3,590 | 5,006 | 5.7% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Boston WDA | 395,146 | 391,773 | 388,428 | 376,448 | 371,265 | 356,890 | 18,698 | 20,508 | 31,538 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| Bristol County WDA | 197,802 | 195,789 | 196,234 | 187,320 | 184,835 | 181,043 | 10,482 | 10,954 | 15,191 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 7.7% |
| Brockton WDA | 137,051 | 135,257 | 135,318 | 129,428 | 127,229 | 123,667 | 7,623 | 8,028 | 11,651 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 8.6% |
| Cape & Islands WDA | 124,841 | 127,534 | 122,316 | 117,357 | 120,661 | 112,317 | 7,484 | 6,873 | 9,999 | 6.0% | 5.4% | 8.2% |
| Central MA WDA | 318,361 | 315,382 | 316,235 | 302,957 | 298,737 | 292,168 | 15,404 | 16,645 | 24,067 | 4.8% | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Franklin/Hampshire WDA | 137,709 | 136,395 | 136,455 | 132,158 | 130,457 | 127,327 | 5,551 | 5,938 | 9,128 | 4.0% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| Greater Lowell WDA | 160,421 | 158,755 | 158,606 | 153,224 | 150,962 | 147,039 | 7,197 | 7,793 | 11,567 | 4.5% | 4.9% | 7.3% |
| Greater New Bedford WDA | 115,889 | 115,335 | 113,864 | 108,858 | 108,122 | 104,515 | 7,031 | 7,213 | 9,349 | 6.1% | 6.3% | 8.2% |
| Hampden County WDA | 226,557 | 224,193 | 224,334 | 211,970 | 208,811 | 203,908 | 14,587 | 15,382 | 20,426 | 6.4% | 6.9% | 9.1% |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WDA | 189,055 | 187,415 | 188,626 | 178,556 | 176,291 | 171,928 | 10,499 | 11,124 | 16,698 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Metro North WDA | 481,429 | 477,161 | 471,661 | 462,814 | 456,442 | 438,770 | 18,615 | 20,719 | 32,891 | 3.9% | 4.3% | 6.9% |
| Metro South/West WDA | 529,825 | 524,688 | 519,424 | 510,409 | 503,443 | 484,629 | 19,416 | 21,245 | 34,795 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 6.7% |
| North Central WDA | 138,523 | 136,940 | 136,781 | 131,667 | 129,786 | 126,520 | 6,856 | 7,154 | 10,261 | 4.9% | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| North Shore WDA | 233,795 | 231,250 | 231,147 | 222,128 | 218,950 | 212,619 | 11,667 | 12,300 | 18,528 | 5.0% | 5.3% | 8.0% |
| South Shore WDA | 305,510 | 302,478 | 298,648 | 291,182 | 287,199 | 276,260 | 14,328 | 15,279 | 22,388 | 4.7% | 5.1% | 7.5% |
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.