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    
 
 
    Jan 2026
Persons
Name Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Jan 2025
Massachusetts
3,681,852 3,720,408 3,764,870
Barnstable County
106,353 107,838 108,089
Berkshire County
61,489 61,196 61,646
Bristol County
293,781 295,569 296,111
Dukes County
8,780 9,387 9,032
Essex County
418,922 427,935 433,306
Franklin County
33,523 35,055 35,718
Hampden County
211,629 214,749 215,367
Hampshire County
80,636 82,837 82,682
Middlesex County
893,736 903,309 915,174
Nantucket County/town
6,665 7,695 6,759
Norfolk County
396,566 400,133 406,296
Plymouth County
278,101 282,247 286,229
Suffolk County
442,803 441,013 447,690
Worcester County
448,868 448,750 450,829
   

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