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
  Aug
2008		 Jul
2008		 Aug
2007		 Aug
2008		 Jul
2008		 Aug
2007		 Aug
2008		 Jul
2008		 Aug
2007		 Aug
2008		 Jul
2008		 Aug
2007
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 %