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    
 
 
    Dec 2025
Persons
Name Dec 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2024
Massachusetts
183,916 185,553 161,483
Barnstable County
6,637 6,195 6,265
Berkshire County
3,182 3,095 2,689
Bristol County
16,434 16,068 14,674
Dukes County
616 581 605
Essex County
21,332 21,518 18,822
Franklin County
1,650 1,590 1,387
Hampden County
12,915 12,712 11,415
Hampshire County
3,939 3,905 3,371
Middlesex County
39,975 41,536 34,763
Nantucket County/town
896 536 774
Norfolk County
17,874 18,661 15,861
Plymouth County
14,151 14,268 12,473
Suffolk County
21,253 22,052 18,476
Worcester County
23,062 22,836 19,910
   

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