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 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
Massachusetts
3,672,276 3,681,906 3,750,807
Barnstable County
104,680 105,974 106,591
Berkshire County
60,951 61,449 60,955
Bristol County
293,463 293,727 295,661
Dukes County
8,604 8,778 8,856
Essex County
417,430 419,110 430,942
Franklin County
33,469 33,512 35,574
Hampden County
211,795 211,505 215,322
Hampshire County
80,944 80,587 83,004
Middlesex County
890,589 894,139 910,009
Nantucket County/town
6,523 6,663 6,647
Norfolk County
396,159 396,592 403,788
Plymouth County
277,679 278,120 284,514
Suffolk County
442,646 442,834 445,144
Worcester County
447,345 448,917 449,730
   

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