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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    1976    
 
 
    2025
Persons
Name 2025 Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Massachusetts
3,766,226 3,764,385 3,764,385
Barnstable County
113,204 112,024 112,024
Berkshire County
62,456 62,306 62,306
Bristol County
300,637 298,901 298,901
Dukes County
10,345 10,406 10,406
Essex County
427,292 428,672 428,672
Franklin County
35,173 35,446 35,446
Hampden County
215,166 215,420 215,420
Hampshire County
82,687 82,846 82,846
Middlesex County
911,604 914,622 914,622
Nantucket County/town
8,680 8,622 8,622
Norfolk County
406,068 405,351 405,351
Plymouth County
284,652 284,152 284,152
Suffolk County
453,688 452,748 452,748
Worcester County
454,573 452,869 452,869
   

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