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Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Workforce Development Areas

Data not seasonally adjusted

Results

Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Oct-2023 Sep-2023 Oct-2022 Oct-2023 Sep-2023 Oct-2022 Oct-2023 Sep-2023 Oct-2022 Oct-2023 Sep-2023 Oct-2022
Massachusetts 3,723,658 3,700,212 3,728,711 3,626,154 3,607,232 3,602,535 97,504 92,980 126,176 2.6% 2.5% 3.4%
Berkshire County WDA 60,053 59,654 60,795 58,466 58,155 58,526 1,587 1,499 2,269 2.6% 2.5% 3.7%
Boston WDA 394,475 390,957 392,400 384,045 380,848 379,378 10,430 10,109 13,022 2.6% 2.6% 3.3%
Bristol County WDA 193,544 192,872 195,805 188,002 187,583 188,445 5,542 5,289 7,360 2.9% 2.7% 3.8%
Brockton WDA 133,976 133,105 134,560 130,025 129,232 129,578 3,951 3,873 4,982 2.9% 2.9% 3.7%
Cape & Islands WDA 127,480 131,044 126,234 124,148 127,948 121,594 3,332 3,096 4,640 2.6% 2.4% 3.6%
Central MA WDA 314,589 312,612 317,326 306,160 304,604 306,340 8,429 8,008 10,986 2.7% 2.6% 3.5%
Franklin/Hampshire WDA 135,254 134,520 137,630 132,137 131,619 133,337 3,117 2,901 4,293 2.3% 2.2% 3.1%
Greater Lowell WDA 157,607 156,668 158,265 153,410 152,646 152,869 4,197 4,022 5,396 2.7% 2.6% 3.4%
Greater New Bedford WDA 113,373 113,384 113,976 109,714 109,834 109,049 3,659 3,550 4,927 3.2% 3.1% 4.3%
Hampden County WDA 218,701 217,621 223,254 211,604 210,765 213,683 7,097 6,856 9,571 3.2% 3.2% 4.3%
Lower Merrimack Valley WDA 186,732 184,920 186,564 181,323 179,758 179,564 5,409 5,162 7,000 2.9% 2.8% 3.7%
Metro North WDA 484,320 479,758 481,188 473,021 469,085 467,273 11,299 10,673 13,915 2.3% 2.2% 2.8%
Metro South/West WDA 529,022 524,587 526,134 516,605 512,845 510,878 12,417 11,742 15,256 2.3% 2.2% 2.8%
North Central WDA 135,764 134,729 136,873 132,199 131,347 132,120 3,565 3,382 4,753 2.6% 2.5% 3.4%
North Shore WDA 232,977 230,812 233,038 227,070 225,166 225,224 5,907 5,646 7,814 2.5% 2.4% 3.4%
South Shore WDA 305,788 302,964 304,669 298,224 295,797 294,684 7,564 7,167 9,985 2.5% 2.4% 3.2%
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.
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