| Location | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Rate | ||||||||
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Jul 2008 |
Aug 2007 |
Aug 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2007 |
Aug 2008 |
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Aug 2007 |
Aug 2008 |
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| Massachusetts | 3,456,900 | 3,473,900 | 3,434,000 | 3,281,100 | 3,294,900 | 3,288,600 | 175,800 | 179,000 | 145,300 | 5.1 % | 5.2 % | 4.2 % |
| Barnstable County | 133,500 | 135,141 | 134,086 | 128,014 | 129,573 | 129,645 | 5,486 | 5,568 | 4,441 | 4.1 % | 4.1 % | 3.3 % |
| Berkshire County | 74,348 | 75,430 | 74,412 | 71,044 | 71,943 | 71,605 | 3,304 | 3,487 | 2,807 | 4.4 % | 4.6 % | 3.8 % |
| Bristol County | 286,868 | 287,463 | 287,891 | 267,742 | 268,329 | 272,036 | 19,126 | 19,134 | 15,855 | 6.7 % | 6.7 % | 5.5 % |
| Dukes County | 14,437 | 14,580 | 14,756 | 14,140 | 14,262 | 14,500 | 297 | 318 | 256 | 2.1 % | 2.2 % | 1.7 % |
| Essex County | 381,006 | 382,138 | 377,622 | 360,074 | 361,429 | 360,806 | 20,932 | 20,709 | 16,816 | 5.5 % | 5.4 % | 4.5 % |
| Franklin County | 37,412 | 37,962 | 37,335 | 35,559 | 36,068 | 35,829 | 1,853 | 1,894 | 1,506 | 5.0 % | 5.0 % | 4.0 % |
| Hampden County | 221,185 | 222,769 | 220,101 | 206,860 | 208,320 | 208,077 | 14,325 | 14,449 | 12,024 | 6.5 % | 6.5 % | 5.5 % |
| Hampshire County | 84,488 | 85,538 | 84,458 | 80,945 | 81,593 | 81,379 | 3,543 | 3,945 | 3,079 | 4.2 % | 4.6 % | 3.6 % |
| Middlesex County | 828,039 | 831,261 | 819,527 | 793,347 | 795,714 | 790,916 | 34,692 | 35,547 | 28,611 | 4.2 % | 4.3 % | 3.5 % |
| Norfolk County | 363,651 | 365,037 | 359,470 | 347,284 | 348,274 | 346,244 | 16,367 | 16,763 | 13,226 | 4.5 % | 4.6 % | 3.7 % |
| Plymouth County | 265,891 | 267,332 | 263,390 | 251,919 | 252,900 | 251,759 | 13,972 | 14,432 | 11,631 | 5.3 % | 5.4 % | 4.4 % |
| Suffolk County | 355,258 | 356,762 | 350,679 | 336,396 | 337,394 | 334,996 | 18,862 | 19,368 | 15,683 | 5.3 % | 5.4 % | 4.5 % |
| Worcester County | 398,979 | 400,410 | 398,405 | 376,107 | 377,178 | 379,143 | 22,872 | 23,232 | 19,262 | 5.7 % | 5.8 % | 4.8 % |