Federal Reserve Economic Data


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    
 
 
    Sep 2025
Persons
Name Sep 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2024
Massachusetts
174,227 189,513 146,415
Barnstable County
4,742 5,176 4,167
Berkshire County
2,552 2,727 2,181
Bristol County
15,007 16,899 13,054
Dukes County
388 415 340
Essex County
20,512 22,449 17,323
Franklin County
1,367 1,594 1,162
Hampden County
12,265 13,849 10,707
Hampshire County
3,577 3,781 3,095
Middlesex County
39,329 42,128 32,571
Nantucket County/town
312 336 282
Norfolk County
17,785 18,917 14,744
Plymouth County
13,318 14,521 11,221
Suffolk County
21,474 23,041 17,648
Worcester County
21,598 23,681 17,919
   

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