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.