Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Unemployment Assistance

Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment

Massachusetts and Counties

(Data not seasonally adjusted)
Excel of this data
Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
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2010
Massachusetts 3,483,300 3,488,000 3,488,300 3,255,400 3,266,100 3,209,100 228,000 221,900 279,200 6.5 % 6.4 % 8.0 %
Barnstable County 119,283 118,872 118,713 109,297 109,927 106,680 9,986 8,945 12,033 8.4 % 7.5 % 10.1 %
Berkshire County 72,803 72,686 73,459 67,996 68,171 67,547 4,807 4,515 5,912 6.6 % 6.2 % 8.0 %
Bristol County 290,712 290,864 294,098 264,734 265,726 263,545 25,978 25,138 30,553 8.9 % 8.6 % 10.4 %
Dukes County 9,740 9,966 10,065 8,837 9,164 9,046 903 802 1,019 9.3 % 8.0 % 10.1 %
Essex County 384,594 384,355 385,599 357,758 358,114 352,919 26,836 26,241 32,680 7.0 % 6.8 % 8.5 %
Franklin County 38,599 38,649 39,092 36,214 36,430 36,175 2,385 2,219 2,917 6.2 % 5.7 % 7.5 %
Hampden County 225,887 226,812 229,128 207,260 209,044 206,474 18,627 17,768 22,654 8.2 % 7.8 % 9.9 %
Hampshire County 87,739 88,798 88,800 83,160 84,364 82,937 4,579 4,434 5,863 5.2 % 5.0 % 6.6 %
Middlesex County 832,379 834,083 830,125 789,896 791,774 776,560 42,483 42,309 53,565 5.1 % 5.1 % 6.5 %
Nantucket County 6,364 6,522 6,737 5,781 6,030 6,078 583 492 659 9.2 % 7.5 % 9.8 %
Norfolk County 360,588 361,652 359,799 340,709 341,715 335,424 19,879 19,937 24,375 5.5 % 5.5 % 6.8 %
Plymouth County 265,989 265,986 266,096 247,685 248,682 243,552 18,304 17,304 22,544 6.9 % 6.5 % 8.5 %
Suffolk County 378,566 379,505 377,787 355,099 356,092 349,359 23,467 23,413 28,428 6.2 % 6.2 % 7.5 %
Worcester County 410,085 409,240 408,792 380,952 380,879 372,774 29,133 28,361 36,018 7.1 % 6.9 % 8.8 %