Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employed Persons in Massachusetts

Title Employed Persons in Massachusetts
Series ID LASST250000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-05-01
Last Updated 2025-07-02 10:11 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 2430186
1976-02-01 2428737
1976-03-01 2428426
1976-04-01 2433934
1976-05-01 2443287
1976-06-01 2456018
1976-07-01 2469556
1976-08-01 2480928
1976-09-01 2489163
1976-10-01 2493164
1976-11-01 2493123
1976-12-01 2491350
1977-01-01 2491298
1977-02-01 2495173
1977-03-01 2503149
1977-04-01 2513870
1977-05-01 2525000
1977-06-01 2534706
1977-07-01 2542475
1977-08-01 2549761
1977-09-01 2558010
1977-10-01 2567819
1977-11-01 2579280
1977-12-01 2591147
1978-01-01 2602456
1978-02-01 2612959
1978-03-01 2622360
1978-04-01 2630140
1978-05-01 2636468
1978-06-01 2641994
1978-07-01 2646828
1978-08-01 2650811
1978-09-01 2654986
1978-10-01 2661093
1978-11-01 2669325
1978-12-01 2678327
1979-01-01 2686485
1979-02-01 2693133
1979-03-01 2698227
1979-04-01 2702277
1979-05-01 2705648
1979-06-01 2707548
1979-07-01 2708089
1979-08-01 2707783
1979-09-01 2706794
1979-10-01 2705607
1979-11-01 2705178
1979-12-01 2705998
1980-01-01 2706781
1980-02-01 2705492
1980-03-01 2701531
1980-04-01 2695693
1980-05-01 2690141
1980-06-01 2688212
1980-07-01 2691706
1980-08-01 2700029
1980-09-01 2711301
1980-10-01 2722822
1980-11-01 2732764
1980-12-01 2740831
1981-01-01 2747527
1981-02-01 2753453
1981-03-01 2759289
1981-04-01 2764482
1981-05-01 2767979
1981-06-01 2769606
1981-07-01 2769751
1981-08-01 2769075
1981-09-01 2767979
1981-10-01 2766710
1981-11-01 2764922
1981-12-01 2762863
1982-01-01 2761205
1982-02-01 2759820
1982-03-01 2758407
1982-04-01 2758081
1982-05-01 2759452
1982-06-01 2761304
1982-07-01 2762563
1982-08-01 2762770
1982-09-01 2761385
1982-10-01 2757956
1982-11-01 2753185
1982-12-01 2747880
1983-01-01 2743260
1983-02-01 2741982
1983-03-01 2745197
1983-04-01 2752621
1983-05-01 2763243
1983-06-01 2775999
1983-07-01 2789633
1983-08-01 2802870
1983-09-01 2815404
1983-10-01 2827650
1983-11-01 2839692
1983-12-01 2852015
1984-01-01 2865468
1984-02-01 2879882
1984-03-01 2894375
1984-04-01 2907735
1984-05-01 2918999
1984-06-01 2927696
1984-07-01 2933704
1984-08-01 2937478
1984-09-01 2939852
1984-10-01 2942207
1984-11-01 2945701
1984-12-01 2950355
1985-01-01 2955030
1985-02-01 2958002
1985-03-01 2958380
1985-04-01 2956328
1985-05-01 2952816
1985-06-01 2949351
1985-07-01 2947224
1985-08-01 2947962
1985-09-01 2951963
1985-10-01 2957949
1985-11-01 2964257
1985-12-01 2969141
1986-01-01 2971382
1986-02-01 2971427
1986-03-01 2970613
1986-04-01 2970042
1986-05-01 2970458
1986-06-01 2972209
1986-07-01 2975376
1986-08-01 2979149
1986-09-01 2982634
1986-10-01 2985403
1986-11-01 2987179
1986-12-01 2989180
1987-01-01 2992690
1987-02-01 2998236
1987-03-01 3006132
1987-04-01 3015948
1987-05-01 3026631
1987-06-01 3037087
1987-07-01 3046245
1987-08-01 3053463
1987-09-01 3058991
1987-10-01 3063591
1987-11-01 3068496
1987-12-01 3073505
1988-01-01 3078278
1988-02-01 3082693
1988-03-01 3085859
1988-04-01 3087742
1988-05-01 3089199
1988-06-01 3090748
1988-07-01 3092591
1988-08-01 3095063
1988-09-01 3098515
1988-10-01 3102799
1988-11-01 3107229
1988-12-01 3111183
1989-01-01 3114023
1989-02-01 3115016
1989-03-01 3114845
1989-04-01 3113476
1989-05-01 3109887
1989-06-01 3104002
1989-07-01 3096824
1989-08-01 3089281
1989-09-01 3082043
1989-10-01 3076272
1989-11-01 3072216
1989-12-01 3069903
1990-01-01 3069105
1990-02-01 3068354
1990-03-01 3065926
1990-04-01 3061573
1990-05-01 3056112
1990-06-01 3049137
1990-07-01 3040261
1990-08-01 3029086
1990-09-01 3014732
1990-10-01 2996615
1990-11-01 2976340
1990-12-01 2955765
1991-01-01 2936298
1991-02-01 2920109
1991-03-01 2907654
1991-04-01 2898434
1991-05-01 2892401
1991-06-01 2889602
1991-07-01 2889100
1991-08-01 2890167
1991-09-01 2893015
1991-10-01 2896926
1991-11-01 2900392
1991-12-01 2902460
1992-01-01 2903065
1992-02-01 2902471
1992-03-01 2901942
1992-04-01 2901922
1992-05-01 2901580
1992-06-01 2900835
1992-07-01 2900021
1992-08-01 2899641
1992-09-01 2900060
1992-10-01 2901955
1992-11-01 2905543
1992-12-01 2910735
1993-01-01 2917688
1993-02-01 2925971
1993-03-01 2934900
1993-04-01 2943881
1993-05-01 2952252
1993-06-01 2959327
1993-07-01 2964665
1993-08-01 2968067
1993-09-01 2969816
1993-10-01 2970735
1993-11-01 2971270
1993-12-01 2971955
1994-01-01 2972949
1994-02-01 2974288
1994-03-01 2976087
1994-04-01 2978829
1994-05-01 2982945
1994-06-01 2988168
1994-07-01 2994288
1994-08-01 3001063
1994-09-01 3008216
1994-10-01 3015548
1994-11-01 3022906
1994-12-01 3028933
1995-01-01 3031790
1995-02-01 3031125
1995-03-01 3027511
1995-04-01 3022115
1995-05-01 3017111
1995-06-01 3014775
1995-07-01 3016137
1995-08-01 3020356
1995-09-01 3025531
1995-10-01 3029816
1995-11-01 3032317
1995-12-01 3033976
1996-01-01 3036720
1996-02-01 3041633
1996-03-01 3049139
1996-04-01 3059266
1996-05-01 3071032
1996-06-01 3082960
1996-07-01 3093700
1996-08-01 3102943
1996-09-01 3110876
1996-10-01 3117756
1996-11-01 3124429
1996-12-01 3131518
1997-01-01 3139285
1997-02-01 3148038
1997-03-01 3157346
1997-04-01 3165831
1997-05-01 3172344
1997-06-01 3176687
1997-07-01 3179409
1997-08-01 3181133
1997-09-01 3182460
1997-10-01 3183942
1997-11-01 3185544
1997-12-01 3187368
1998-01-01 3189263
1998-02-01 3191117
1998-03-01 3193497
1998-04-01 3197451
1998-05-01 3203144
1998-06-01 3210305
1998-07-01 3218757
1998-08-01 3227943
1998-09-01 3236693
1998-10-01 3243908
1998-11-01 3248761
1998-12-01 3251041
1999-01-01 3251473
1999-02-01 3251052
1999-03-01 3250416
1999-04-01 3249837
1999-05-01 3249352
1999-06-01 3248604
1999-07-01 3246966
1999-08-01 3244860
1999-09-01 3243223
1999-10-01 3242317
1999-11-01 3242773
1999-12-01 3244424
2000-01-01 3246313
2000-02-01 3247249
2000-03-01 3246421
2000-04-01 3243488
2000-05-01 3239049
2000-06-01 3234211
2000-07-01 3230716
2000-08-01 3230226
2000-09-01 3233676
2000-10-01 3241233
2000-11-01 3251066
2000-12-01 3260174
2001-01-01 3266354
2001-02-01 3268488
2001-03-01 3266846
2001-04-01 3262876
2001-05-01 3258534
2001-06-01 3254639
2001-07-01 3251317
2001-08-01 3247631
2001-09-01 3243368
2001-10-01 3239414
2001-11-01 3236771
2001-12-01 3237013
2002-01-01 3240656
2002-02-01 3246510
2002-03-01 3252571
2002-04-01 3257271
2002-05-01 3259983
2002-06-01 3261068
2002-07-01 3260620
2002-08-01 3258973
2002-09-01 3256094
2002-10-01 3250969
2002-11-01 3243753
2002-12-01 3235183
2003-01-01 3226309
2003-02-01 3218786
2003-03-01 3213333
2003-04-01 3209743
2003-05-01 3207336
2003-06-01 3206332
2003-07-01 3206736
2003-08-01 3208283
2003-09-01 3210897
2003-10-01 3214620
2003-11-01 3218819
2003-12-01 3222218
2004-01-01 3223957
2004-02-01 3224032
2004-03-01 3223131
2004-04-01 3221625
2004-05-01 3219609
2004-06-01 3217053
2004-07-01 3214262
2004-08-01 3211280
2004-09-01 3207792
2004-10-01 3203728
2004-11-01 3199563
2004-12-01 3196591
2005-01-01 3195603
2005-02-01 3196324
2005-03-01 3198571
2005-04-01 3202202
2005-05-01 3206530
2005-06-01 3210224
2005-07-01 3212247
2005-08-01 3212552
2005-09-01 3211900
2005-10-01 3211395
2005-11-01 3211496
2005-12-01 3211891
2006-01-01 3212990
2006-02-01 3215114
2006-03-01 3217994
2006-04-01 3221304
2006-05-01 3225185
2006-06-01 3229554
2006-07-01 3234462
2006-08-01 3239797
2006-09-01 3244932
2006-10-01 3249554
2006-11-01 3253405
2006-12-01 3256235
2007-01-01 3258081
2007-02-01 3259433
2007-03-01 3260281
2007-04-01 3260659
2007-05-01 3260524
2007-06-01 3260097
2007-07-01 3259493
2007-08-01 3258859
2007-09-01 3258828
2007-10-01 3259680
2007-11-01 3261768
2007-12-01 3264677
2008-01-01 3266763
2008-02-01 3267474
2008-03-01 3267430
2008-04-01 3267042
2008-05-01 3266748
2008-06-01 3266855
2008-07-01 3267123
2008-08-01 3266525
2008-09-01 3263197
2008-10-01 3255588
2008-11-01 3243479
2008-12-01 3228530
2009-01-01 3212925
2009-02-01 3198554
2009-03-01 3187244
2009-04-01 3179442
2009-05-01 3173607
2009-06-01 3168386
2009-07-01 3162651
2009-08-01 3156301
2009-09-01 3150767
2009-10-01 3147575
2009-11-01 3147631
2009-12-01 3151021
2010-01-01 3157292
2010-02-01 3164840
2010-03-01 3171959
2010-04-01 3178081
2010-05-01 3183340
2010-06-01 3187410
2010-07-01 3190823
2010-08-01 3194649
2010-09-01 3198839
2010-10-01 3203358
2010-11-01 3208200
2010-12-01 3213208
2011-01-01 3217650
2011-02-01 3220487
2011-03-01 3221423
2011-04-01 3221391
2011-05-01 3221962
2011-06-01 3224474
2011-07-01 3229590
2011-08-01 3236817
2011-09-01 3245223
2011-10-01 3253676
2011-11-01 3260734
2011-12-01 3265450
2012-01-01 3268794
2012-02-01 3271848
2012-03-01 3274214
2012-04-01 3275478
2012-05-01 3276624
2012-06-01 3278542
2012-07-01 3281227
2012-08-01 3284232
2012-09-01 3287081
2012-10-01 3288765
2012-11-01 3288888
2012-12-01 3287991
2013-01-01 3286419
2013-02-01 3285205
2013-03-01 3285823
2013-04-01 3288811
2013-05-01 3292647
2013-06-01 3295742
2013-07-01 3297497
2013-08-01 3298120
2013-09-01 3298816
2013-10-01 3301430
2013-11-01 3306982
2013-12-01 3315306
2014-01-01 3325941
2014-02-01 3338132
2014-03-01 3350146
2014-04-01 3360188
2014-05-01 3368751
2014-06-01 3377909
2014-07-01 3388775
2014-08-01 3401569
2014-09-01 3415203
2014-10-01 3427677
2014-11-01 3437111
2014-12-01 3442839
2015-01-01 3445330
2015-02-01 3445625
2015-03-01 3445772
2015-04-01 3446745
2015-05-01 3447680
2015-06-01 3447433
2015-07-01 3445963
2015-08-01 3443969
2015-09-01 3442842
2015-10-01 3444261
2015-11-01 3449339
2015-12-01 3457271
2016-01-01 3465868
2016-02-01 3473775
2016-03-01 3481028
2016-04-01 3488450
2016-05-01 3496787
2016-06-01 3505572
2016-07-01 3514244
2016-08-01 3522287
2016-09-01 3528960
2016-10-01 3534101
2016-11-01 3538619
2016-12-01 3543791
2017-01-01 3550567
2017-02-01 3558580
2017-03-01 3566378
2017-04-01 3573599
2017-05-01 3580096
2017-06-01 3585629
2017-07-01 3590202
2017-08-01 3594042
2017-09-01 3597776
2017-10-01 3602418
2017-11-01 3608517
2017-12-01 3617581
2018-01-01 3630409
2018-02-01 3646630
2018-03-01 3663925
2018-04-01 3679263
2018-05-01 3690853
2018-06-01 3698647
2018-07-01 3703238
2018-08-01 3706194
2018-09-01 3708869
2018-10-01 3711960
2018-11-01 3715336
2018-12-01 3718524
2019-01-01 3721258
2019-02-01 3723895
2019-03-01 3726886
2019-04-01 3730318
2019-05-01 3733250
2019-06-01 3735064
2019-07-01 3735572
2019-08-01 3734842
2019-09-01 3734283
2019-10-01 3733615
2019-11-01 3731635
2019-12-01 3724970
2020-01-01 3710784
2020-02-01 3688777
2020-03-01 3662178
2020-04-01 2885860
2020-05-01 3144443
2020-06-01 3223947
2020-07-01 3298844
2020-08-01 3357531
2020-09-01 3405859
2020-10-01 3436699
2020-11-01 3455226
2020-12-01 3464922
2021-01-01 3471835
2021-02-01 3480428
2021-03-01 3492482
2021-04-01 3506694
2021-05-01 3520537
2021-06-01 3532055
2021-07-01 3541903
2021-08-01 3551455
2021-09-01 3561726
2021-10-01 3574247
2021-11-01 3588063
2021-12-01 3601454
2022-01-01 3612920
2022-02-01 3621896
2022-03-01 3627857
2022-04-01 3631529
2022-05-01 3633741
2022-06-01 3634266
2022-07-01 3632425
2022-08-01 3629323
2022-09-01 3626662
2022-10-01 3625313
2022-11-01 3626308
2022-12-01 3630379
2023-01-01 3636487
2023-02-01 3643467
2023-03-01 3650189
2023-04-01 3656076
2023-05-01 3660938
2023-06-01 3666101
2023-07-01 3672574
2023-08-01 3680103
2023-09-01 3687797
2023-10-01 3695295
2023-11-01 3702687
2023-12-01 3709818
2024-01-01 3717136
2024-02-01 3724986
2024-03-01 3732754
2024-04-01 3739665
2024-05-01 3745396
2024-06-01 3749163
2024-07-01 3751036
2024-08-01 3751989
2024-09-01 3752964
2024-10-01 3754049
2024-11-01 3754346
2024-12-01 3754389
2025-01-01 3761003
2025-02-01 3763664
2025-03-01 3761994
2025-04-01 3763267
2025-05-01 3766756

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