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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2008
Massachusetts 3,425,000 3,486,800 3,412,900 3,107,700 3,178,100 3,221,900 317,300 308,700 191,000 9.3 % 8.9 % 5.6 %
Barnstable County 121,685 132,088 124,076 111,971 122,870 117,862 9,714 9,218 6,214 8.0 % 7.0 % 5.0 %
Berkshire County 71,746 74,795 71,569 65,751 68,941 67,960 5,995 5,854 3,609 8.4 % 7.8 % 5.0 %
Bristol County 287,158 290,999 285,140 253,173 257,490 264,842 33,985 33,509 20,298 11.8 % 11.5 % 7.1 %
Dukes County 12,099 14,543 12,061 11,497 13,994 11,710 602 549 351 5.0 % 3.8 % 2.9 %
Essex County 375,753 381,942 374,515 337,865 345,422 351,551 37,888 36,520 22,964 10.1 % 9.6 % 6.1 %
Franklin County 38,662 37,790 38,518 35,292 34,445 36,585 3,370 3,345 1,933 8.7 % 8.9 % 5.0 %
Hampden County 221,960 221,965 221,816 198,713 199,120 207,169 23,247 22,845 14,647 10.5 % 10.3 % 6.6 %
Hampshire County 86,427 84,125 87,008 80,152 78,130 83,224 6,275 5,995 3,784 7.3 % 7.1 % 4.3 %
Middlesex County 818,003 832,332 815,614 751,402 768,304 777,000 66,601 64,028 38,614 8.1 % 7.7 % 4.7 %
Norfolk County 357,332 363,503 356,450 327,116 334,427 338,507 30,216 29,076 17,943 8.5 % 8.0 % 5.0 %
Plymouth County 260,676 265,955 259,560 235,497 241,255 244,429 25,179 24,700 15,131 9.7 % 9.3 % 5.8 %
Suffolk County 361,350 367,668 359,957 327,847 335,183 339,014 33,503 32,485 20,943 9.3 % 8.8 % 5.8 %
Worcester County 402,864 407,811 396,971 362,098 367,636 372,628 40,766 40,175 24,343 10.1 % 9.9 % 6.1 %