The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1990    
 
 
    Dec 2025
Persons
Name Dec 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2024
Barnstable County
114,475 116,453 115,438
Berkshire County
64,378 64,468 64,096
Bristol County
312,003 313,900 312,799
Dukes County
10,003 10,251 10,125
Essex County
449,267 451,949 451,578
Franklin County
36,705 37,281 37,531
Hampden County
227,664 228,552 227,051
Hampshire County
86,776 87,438 86,654
Middlesex County
943,284 949,862 948,735
Nantucket County/town
8,591 8,695 8,337
Norfolk County
418,007 421,899 422,014
Plymouth County
296,398 298,988 298,635
Suffolk County
462,266 466,220 466,004
Worcester County
471,812 472,653 471,229
   

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