Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Workforce Development 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% |
| Berkshire County WDA | 62,707 | 61,822 | 61,313 | 60,266 | 59,327 | 58,611 | 2,441 | 2,495 | 2,702 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| Boston WDA | 401,521 | 394,690 | 394,884 | 389,080 | 382,181 | 382,792 | 12,441 | 12,509 | 12,092 | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Bristol County WDA | 201,709 | 198,679 | 199,213 | 193,140 | 189,805 | 189,804 | 8,569 | 8,874 | 9,409 | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% |
| Brockton WDA | 136,761 | 134,929 | 135,942 | 131,350 | 129,417 | 129,877 | 5,411 | 5,512 | 6,065 | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Cape & Islands WDA | 127,546 | 124,090 | 122,770 | 120,158 | 116,195 | 114,854 | 7,388 | 7,895 | 7,916 | 5.8% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Central MA WDA | 325,336 | 319,967 | 318,365 | 313,841 | 308,160 | 306,172 | 11,495 | 11,807 | 12,193 | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Franklin/Hampshire WDA | 138,704 | 136,314 | 136,299 | 134,435 | 131,858 | 131,887 | 4,269 | 4,456 | 4,412 | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Greater Lowell WDA | 161,295 | 158,709 | 158,470 | 155,473 | 152,838 | 152,899 | 5,822 | 5,871 | 5,571 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Greater New Bedford WDA | 116,291 | 114,754 | 114,337 | 110,826 | 108,977 | 108,330 | 5,465 | 5,777 | 6,007 | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| Hampden County WDA | 224,874 | 221,005 | 220,527 | 215,017 | 210,959 | 210,353 | 9,857 | 10,046 | 10,174 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WDA | 191,606 | 188,339 | 188,888 | 184,023 | 180,735 | 181,103 | 7,583 | 7,604 | 7,785 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Metro North WDA | 493,293 | 484,770 | 484,850 | 479,223 | 470,725 | 471,479 | 14,070 | 14,045 | 13,371 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| Metro South/West WDA | 541,577 | 532,350 | 532,798 | 525,700 | 516,336 | 517,403 | 15,877 | 16,014 | 15,395 | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| North Central WDA | 140,395 | 138,067 | 137,535 | 135,110 | 132,562 | 131,882 | 5,285 | 5,505 | 5,653 | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| North Shore WDA | 239,846 | 236,044 | 235,143 | 231,575 | 227,630 | 226,573 | 8,271 | 8,414 | 8,570 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| South Shore WDA | 312,725 | 307,601 | 307,986 | 302,112 | 296,778 | 297,278 | 10,613 | 10,823 | 10,708 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
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.