Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
Massachusetts and Workforce Development Areas
Data not seasonally adjusted
Results
| Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-2022 | May-2022 | Jun-2021 | Jun-2022 | May-2022 | Jun-2021 | Jun-2022 | May-2022 | Jun-2021 | Jun-2022 | May-2022 | Jun-2021 | |
| Massachusetts | 3,780,712 | 3,723,656 | 3,782,883 | 3,647,840 | 3,597,991 | 3,547,785 | 132,872 | 125,665 | 235,098 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 6.2% |
| Berkshire County WDA | 61,676 | 60,124 | 63,902 | 59,160 | 57,674 | 59,487 | 2,516 | 2,450 | 4,415 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 6.9% |
| Boston WDA | 397,880 | 391,714 | 395,679 | 383,780 | 379,074 | 369,416 | 14,100 | 12,640 | 26,263 | 3.5% | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| Bristol County WDA | 198,524 | 196,476 | 199,582 | 190,650 | 189,009 | 186,279 | 7,874 | 7,467 | 13,303 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| Brockton WDA | 135,183 | 133,584 | 136,541 | 129,546 | 128,228 | 126,595 | 5,637 | 5,356 | 9,946 | 4.2% | 4.0% | 7.3% |
| Cape & Islands WDA | 137,179 | 126,430 | 138,560 | 132,336 | 121,247 | 130,421 | 4,843 | 5,183 | 8,139 | 3.5% | 4.1% | 5.8% |
| Central MA WDA | 317,030 | 314,278 | 321,623 | 305,341 | 303,377 | 301,169 | 11,689 | 10,901 | 20,454 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Franklin/Hampshire WDA | 139,611 | 138,092 | 139,643 | 135,121 | 134,061 | 132,424 | 4,490 | 4,031 | 7,219 | 3.2% | 2.9% | 5.2% |
| Greater Lowell WDA | 161,908 | 160,008 | 161,694 | 156,481 | 154,868 | 151,873 | 5,427 | 5,140 | 9,821 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 6.0% |
| Greater New Bedford WDA | 116,419 | 113,380 | 117,538 | 111,044 | 108,303 | 108,937 | 5,375 | 5,077 | 8,601 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 7.3% |
| Hampden County WDA | 225,725 | 223,827 | 228,926 | 214,918 | 213,672 | 209,875 | 10,807 | 10,155 | 19,051 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 8.3% |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WDA | 190,178 | 187,808 | 192,097 | 182,458 | 180,517 | 177,576 | 7,720 | 7,291 | 14,521 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 7.6% |
| Metro North WDA | 486,585 | 480,122 | 480,636 | 472,695 | 466,899 | 455,004 | 13,890 | 13,223 | 25,632 | 2.9% | 2.8% | 5.3% |
| Metro South/West WDA | 532,991 | 525,518 | 525,620 | 518,166 | 511,802 | 500,605 | 14,825 | 13,716 | 25,015 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| North Central WDA | 137,975 | 136,856 | 139,784 | 132,904 | 132,087 | 131,129 | 5,071 | 4,769 | 8,655 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 6.2% |
| North Shore WDA | 233,619 | 230,922 | 235,108 | 225,226 | 222,788 | 219,890 | 8,393 | 8,134 | 15,218 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| South Shore WDA | 308,219 | 304,504 | 305,953 | 298,012 | 294,387 | 287,103 | 10,207 | 10,117 | 18,850 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.2% |
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.