Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employed Persons in Massachusetts

Title Employed Persons in Massachusetts
Series ID LAUST250000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-04-01
Last Updated 2025-05-28 10:07 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 2372825
1976-02-01 2377761
1976-03-01 2394177
1976-04-01 2417373
1976-05-01 2435583
1976-06-01 2498895
1976-07-01 2527900
1976-08-01 2534169
1976-09-01 2477961
1976-10-01 2502602
1976-11-01 2497465
1976-12-01 2490599
1977-01-01 2441705
1977-02-01 2449893
1977-03-01 2462921
1977-04-01 2493027
1977-05-01 2527238
1977-06-01 2587809
1977-07-01 2598151
1977-08-01 2599489
1977-09-01 2534663
1977-10-01 2567207
1977-11-01 2583046
1977-12-01 2597940
1978-01-01 2570294
1978-02-01 2561071
1978-03-01 2587922
1978-04-01 2610706
1978-05-01 2626624
1978-06-01 2698068
1978-07-01 2700908
1978-08-01 2695930
1978-09-01 2629121
1978-10-01 2672633
1978-11-01 2678633
1978-12-01 2673858
1979-01-01 2642023
1979-02-01 2659557
1979-03-01 2673368
1979-04-01 2676870
1979-05-01 2684126
1979-06-01 2755263
1979-07-01 2766798
1979-08-01 2754129
1979-09-01 2699297
1979-10-01 2709274
1979-11-01 2703683
1979-12-01 2712622
1980-01-01 2662268
1980-02-01 2667789
1980-03-01 2677952
1980-04-01 2676826
1980-05-01 2675018
1980-06-01 2715603
1980-07-01 2740127
1980-08-01 2750599
1980-09-01 2702341
1980-10-01 2739108
1980-11-01 2749656
1980-12-01 2742390
1981-01-01 2695027
1981-02-01 2705957
1981-03-01 2728481
1981-04-01 2746373
1981-05-01 2757561
1981-06-01 2800687
1981-07-01 2825446
1981-08-01 2830003
1981-09-01 2746615
1981-10-01 2783157
1981-11-01 2784465
1981-12-01 2762724
1982-01-01 2709898
1982-02-01 2708506
1982-03-01 2728179
1982-04-01 2728785
1982-05-01 2757439
1982-06-01 2790350
1982-07-01 2811227
1982-08-01 2826514
1982-09-01 2766775
1982-10-01 2764409
1982-11-01 2764363
1982-12-01 2747564
1983-01-01 2698201
1983-02-01 2685137
1983-03-01 2708317
1983-04-01 2729037
1983-05-01 2741413
1983-06-01 2820244
1983-07-01 2856492
1983-08-01 2861790
1983-09-01 2810598
1983-10-01 2828389
1983-11-01 2854902
1983-12-01 2854493
1984-01-01 2813628
1984-02-01 2830194
1984-03-01 2852366
1984-04-01 2877474
1984-05-01 2912216
1984-06-01 2982771
1984-07-01 2995538
1984-08-01 2989372
1984-09-01 2929107
1984-10-01 2950230
1984-11-01 2956843
1984-12-01 2950969
1985-01-01 2899637
1985-02-01 2907470
1985-03-01 2927453
1985-04-01 2932343
1985-05-01 2949182
1985-06-01 2991841
1985-07-01 2998691
1985-08-01 3005302
1985-09-01 2945645
1985-10-01 2966476
1985-11-01 2969349
1985-12-01 2965279
1986-01-01 2933711
1986-02-01 2916589
1986-03-01 2936853
1986-04-01 2944950
1986-05-01 2955978
1986-06-01 3016028
1986-07-01 3040911
1986-08-01 3045376
1986-09-01 2968351
1986-10-01 2988383
1986-11-01 2991234
1986-12-01 2991986
1987-01-01 2943723
1987-02-01 2946269
1987-03-01 2964289
1987-04-01 2992704
1987-05-01 3024041
1987-06-01 3082848
1987-07-01 3110995
1987-08-01 3122567
1987-09-01 3035812
1987-10-01 3068102
1987-11-01 3074347
1987-12-01 3068732
1988-01-01 3028846
1988-02-01 3031916
1988-03-01 3055049
1988-04-01 3072198
1988-05-01 3070148
1988-06-01 3146236
1988-07-01 3152582
1988-08-01 3152910
1988-09-01 3086782
1988-10-01 3109435
1988-11-01 3107725
1988-12-01 3100296
1989-01-01 3070806
1989-02-01 3069916
1989-03-01 3081208
1989-04-01 3089413
1989-05-01 3097087
1989-06-01 3156424
1989-07-01 3164765
1989-08-01 3158934
1989-09-01 3057177
1989-10-01 3070896
1989-11-01 3077268
1989-12-01 3069197
1990-01-01 3020638
1990-02-01 3021045
1990-03-01 3031688
1990-04-01 3031600
1990-05-01 3058028
1990-06-01 3103450
1990-07-01 3093298
1990-08-01 3087275
1990-09-01 3006364
1990-10-01 3003822
1990-11-01 2977868
1990-12-01 2961477
1991-01-01 2878762
1991-02-01 2862963
1991-03-01 2870555
1991-04-01 2890715
1991-05-01 2880770
1991-06-01 2942456
1991-07-01 2944875
1991-08-01 2933491
1991-09-01 2889149
1991-10-01 2908151
1991-11-01 2904311
1991-12-01 2893808
1992-01-01 2859489
1992-02-01 2858790
1992-03-01 2867819
1992-04-01 2877865
1992-05-01 2893561
1992-06-01 2945504
1992-07-01 2963252
1992-08-01 2956468
1992-09-01 2883447
1992-10-01 2902144
1992-11-01 2911135
1992-12-01 2910510
1993-01-01 2876157
1993-02-01 2882087
1993-03-01 2901026
1993-04-01 2914081
1993-05-01 2946583
1993-06-01 3010765
1993-07-01 3019138
1993-08-01 3023782
1993-09-01 2949083
1993-10-01 2975935
1993-11-01 2980094
1993-12-01 2976498
1994-01-01 2926448
1994-02-01 2934432
1994-03-01 2942878
1994-04-01 2950674
1994-05-01 2980973
1994-06-01 3029120
1994-07-01 3045017
1994-08-01 3050239
1994-09-01 2994555
1994-10-01 3017724
1994-11-01 3033847
1994-12-01 3033308
1995-01-01 2986757
1995-02-01 2994642
1995-03-01 3006402
1995-04-01 3001048
1995-05-01 2999076
1995-06-01 3048729
1995-07-01 3069370
1995-08-01 3065276
1995-09-01 3006468
1995-10-01 3044248
1995-11-01 3049301
1995-12-01 3039884
1996-01-01 2980844
1996-02-01 3002420
1996-03-01 3023347
1996-04-01 3038499
1996-05-01 3065989
1996-06-01 3122953
1996-07-01 3137642
1996-08-01 3147903
1996-09-01 3094350
1996-10-01 3126144
1996-11-01 3135817
1996-12-01 3130850
1997-01-01 3098553
1997-02-01 3107560
1997-03-01 3137060
1997-04-01 3149962
1997-05-01 3163372
1997-06-01 3216314
1997-07-01 3228038
1997-08-01 3218382
1997-09-01 3156374
1997-10-01 3188108
1997-11-01 3199770
1997-12-01 3194448
1998-01-01 3149575
1998-02-01 3158131
1998-03-01 3171290
1998-04-01 3183028
1998-05-01 3192496
1998-06-01 3244938
1998-07-01 3261152
1998-08-01 3268480
1998-09-01 3212365
1998-10-01 3240456
1998-11-01 3263442
1998-12-01 3264309
1999-01-01 3214275
1999-02-01 3218308
1999-03-01 3229450
1999-04-01 3234502
1999-05-01 3240865
1999-06-01 3290437
1999-07-01 3286594
1999-08-01 3279854
1999-09-01 3214955
1999-10-01 3240379
1999-11-01 3249423
1999-12-01 3253389
2000-01-01 3217666
2000-02-01 3218576
2000-03-01 3223773
2000-04-01 3245058
2000-05-01 3222104
2000-06-01 3275553
2000-07-01 3261662
2000-08-01 3262558
2000-09-01 3204256
2000-10-01 3241948
2000-11-01 3253837
2000-12-01 3274784
2001-01-01 3237654
2001-02-01 3247589
2001-03-01 3252294
2001-04-01 3246601
2001-05-01 3239677
2001-06-01 3290690
2001-07-01 3290068
2001-08-01 3277953
2001-09-01 3233196
2001-10-01 3240664
2001-11-01 3237463
2001-12-01 3241789
2002-01-01 3199823
2002-02-01 3227860
2002-03-01 3235569
2002-04-01 3240285
2002-05-01 3258767
2002-06-01 3291166
2002-07-01 3291425
2002-08-01 3289856
2002-09-01 3248415
2002-10-01 3260357
2002-11-01 3248623
2002-12-01 3237964
2003-01-01 3197034
2003-02-01 3185684
2003-03-01 3182434
2003-04-01 3201282
2003-05-01 3196905
2003-06-01 3241655
2003-07-01 3242970
2003-08-01 3245066
2003-09-01 3195008
2003-10-01 3221705
2003-11-01 3233103
2003-12-01 3222097
2004-01-01 3192212
2004-02-01 3191119
2004-03-01 3197226
2004-04-01 3205742
2004-05-01 3200719
2004-06-01 3252261
2004-07-01 3263435
2004-08-01 3255064
2004-09-01 3187967
2004-10-01 3211403
2004-11-01 3214331
2004-12-01 3204013
2005-01-01 3152697
2005-02-01 3156888
2005-03-01 3165665
2005-04-01 3189971
2005-05-01 3194237
2005-06-01 3243227
2005-07-01 3260188
2005-08-01 3262833
2005-09-01 3194665
2005-10-01 3219785
2005-11-01 3222498
2005-12-01 3214806
2006-01-01 3174820
2006-02-01 3175621
2006-03-01 3193318
2006-04-01 3194557
2006-05-01 3206628
2006-06-01 3273901
2006-07-01 3285740
2006-08-01 3285016
2006-09-01 3224048
2006-10-01 3261136
2006-11-01 3268000
2006-12-01 3263607
2007-01-01 3217123
2007-02-01 3212235
2007-03-01 3236676
2007-04-01 3234184
2007-05-01 3245214
2007-06-01 3309992
2007-07-01 3310165
2007-08-01 3294805
2007-09-01 3244098
2007-10-01 3267451
2007-11-01 3284764
2007-12-01 3258961
2008-01-01 3227271
2008-02-01 3222522
2008-03-01 3244039
2008-04-01 3256077
2008-05-01 3241257
2008-06-01 3303618
2008-07-01 3320184
2008-08-01 3309245
2008-09-01 3247040
2008-10-01 3273555
2008-11-01 3262312
2008-12-01 3229863
2009-01-01 3163328
2009-02-01 3151394
2009-03-01 3157685
2009-04-01 3173700
2009-05-01 3157710
2009-06-01 3202730
2009-07-01 3216306
2009-08-01 3204155
2009-09-01 3129392
2009-10-01 3153357
2009-11-01 3167649
2009-12-01 3135992
2010-01-01 3119555
2010-02-01 3125807
2010-03-01 3151413
2010-04-01 3170319
2010-05-01 3172285
2010-06-01 3220052
2010-07-01 3232420
2010-08-01 3239269
2010-09-01 3185206
2010-10-01 3210072
2010-11-01 3213942
2010-12-01 3215215
2011-01-01 3176904
2011-02-01 3179746
2011-03-01 3203345
2011-04-01 3221548
2011-05-01 3211672
2011-06-01 3250191
2011-07-01 3261321
2011-08-01 3282418
2011-09-01 3234490
2011-10-01 3260322
2011-11-01 3269521
2011-12-01 3265836
2012-01-01 3225530
2012-02-01 3234278
2012-03-01 3258973
2012-04-01 3265294
2012-05-01 3270996
2012-06-01 3323921
2012-07-01 3309476
2012-08-01 3311893
2012-09-01 3275651
2012-10-01 3303209
2012-11-01 3296618
2012-12-01 3283188
2013-01-01 3245658
2013-02-01 3249401
2013-03-01 3264667
2013-04-01 3286659
2013-05-01 3288999
2013-06-01 3330076
2013-07-01 3338194
2013-08-01 3337093
2013-09-01 3286695
2013-10-01 3288413
2013-11-01 3313468
2013-12-01 3310099
2014-01-01 3290510
2014-02-01 3308751
2014-03-01 3338248
2014-04-01 3351587
2014-05-01 3364349
2014-06-01 3420145
2014-07-01 3431139
2014-08-01 3422303
2014-09-01 3384556
2014-10-01 3438684
2014-11-01 3451642
2014-12-01 3442104
2015-01-01 3405173
2015-02-01 3412277
2015-03-01 3424266
2015-04-01 3443015
2015-05-01 3448427
2015-06-01 3491509
2015-07-01 3485361
2015-08-01 3480999
2015-09-01 3405671
2015-10-01 3444949
2015-11-01 3454853
2015-12-01 3452647
2016-01-01 3426305
2016-02-01 3449086
2016-03-01 3474936
2016-04-01 3489626
2016-05-01 3479900
2016-06-01 3531365
2016-07-01 3564323
2016-08-01 3561740
2016-09-01 3507841
2016-10-01 3527584
2016-11-01 3542103
2016-12-01 3536525
2017-01-01 3516499
2017-02-01 3530023
2017-03-01 3563521
2017-04-01 3572719
2017-05-01 3563106
2017-06-01 3616554
2017-07-01 3631829
2017-08-01 3625516
2017-09-01 3586571
2017-10-01 3594790
2017-11-01 3614023
2017-12-01 3612818
2018-01-01 3593516
2018-02-01 3625941
2018-03-01 3650842
2018-04-01 3672578
2018-05-01 3685062
2018-06-01 3729486
2018-07-01 3745720
2018-08-01 3723602
2018-09-01 3690559
2018-10-01 3716720
2018-11-01 3726237
2018-12-01 3720333
2019-01-01 3691098
2019-02-01 3702424
2019-03-01 3709124
2019-04-01 3719112
2019-05-01 3717469
2019-06-01 3765036
2019-07-01 3770125
2019-08-01 3766427
2019-09-01 3711441
2019-10-01 3738934
2019-11-01 3739787
2019-12-01 3729993
2020-01-01 3687365
2020-02-01 3693865
2020-03-01 3632132
2020-04-01 2886394
2020-05-01 3088009
2020-06-01 3250834
2020-07-01 3320795
2020-08-01 3407655
2020-09-01 3389633
2020-10-01 3464502
2020-11-01 3466379
2020-12-01 3461950
2021-01-01 3435872
2021-02-01 3448842
2021-03-01 3477281
2021-04-01 3500922
2021-05-01 3508990
2021-06-01 3551405
2021-07-01 3578947
2021-08-01 3582100
2021-09-01 3539725
2021-10-01 3575521
2021-11-01 3609931
2021-12-01 3603079
2022-01-01 3578446
2022-02-01 3600681
2022-03-01 3627840
2022-04-01 3613117
2022-05-01 3613761
2022-06-01 3659401
2022-07-01 3666470
2022-08-01 3664597
2022-09-01 3615131
2022-10-01 3629598
2022-11-01 3624808
2022-12-01 3623760
2023-01-01 3614219
2023-02-01 3623337
2023-03-01 3641781
2023-04-01 3653225
2023-05-01 3638456
2023-06-01 3688937
2023-07-01 3707024
2023-08-01 3713136
2023-09-01 3673690
2023-10-01 3693873
2023-11-01 3720562
2023-12-01 3698820
2024-01-01 3687941
2024-02-01 3692957
2024-03-01 3734441
2024-04-01 3735961
2024-05-01 3723799
2024-06-01 3782776
2024-07-01 3786415
2024-08-01 3777277
2024-09-01 3740213
2024-10-01 3755349
2024-11-01 3754545
2024-12-01 3758742
2025-01-01 3754929
2025-02-01 3736737
2025-03-01 3742000
2025-04-01 3760501

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