Current Employment Statistics (CES-790)
A monthly survey of more than 8,000 employers provides estimates of employment by industry for the state and for seven Metropolitan New England City and Town Statistical Areas (NECTA). The Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA includes six Metropolitan Statistical Divisions in which employment estimates are produced for Massachusetts. Statewide hours and earnings data are published for selected industries within the manufacturing super sector. The Current Employment Statistics program data is based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE TO DATA USERS, as of March 4, 2010:
Statewide data series have been revised to reflect annual benchmark revisions and seasonal adjustments from 1990 to 2010.
Seasonally adjusted total jobs data for selected areas are available.
For historical data or assistance, please email detlmi@detma.org.
1990-2009BM Statewide Adjusted EXCEL
1997-2009BM Statewide Unadjusted EXCEL
1990-1996BM Statewide Unadjusted EXCEL
2001-2009BM Area EXCEL
1990-20006BM Area EXCEL
1990-2009BM Area Adjusted EXCEL
All Employee Hours and Earnings (AEPP)
All Employee Hours and Earnings Payroll series are now available for the private sector. The statewide and metropolitan statistical area series provide estimates for average weekly hours, average weekly earnings and average hourly earnings.
To access the Massachusetts data click on the BLS Data ToolEmployment and Wages by Industry and Area (ES-202)
Quarterly data is derived from more than 150,000 Massachusetts employers subject to unemployment compensation laws. Industry employment and payroll information is produced both quarterly and annually for the state, New England City and Town Statistical Areas, labor market areas, workforce investment areas, counties, cities and towns. Annual files contain more up-to-date data than previously released quarterly files. NAICS based employment and wage data are available beginning with the first quarter of 2001.
Access Employment and Wages by Industry and AreaAll Towns Employment and Wages excel files
Establishments and Employment by Size
Location Quotients by Major Industry Sector
The location quotient is a measure that helps analysts examine the relative concentration of industry employment in a particular area relative to another larger, or base, area. For Massachusetts, the U.S. is the base area. For Workforce Areas, the state is the base area. The measures are relatively easy to calculate yet provide a potentially valuable insight into a local labor market’s industry structure, relative to the larger base area. The tables are computed using annual average private industry employment data and are published annually.
Location Quotients 2009
Location Quotients 2009 EXCEL
Business Employment Dynamics (BED)
Business Employment Dynamics data track the expansion and contraction of employment for private businesses. Over the quarter changes in gross job gains (expansions and openings) and gross job losses (reductions and closures), and the net change in employment at the establishment level are availabe through this new series.
Business Employment Dynamics Data news.release
Massachusetts Business Employment Dynamics State Data
Massachusetts Employment Projections Reports through 2016
These publications profile the state's long-term job outlook, analyzing the shifts in the demand for workers in industries and occupations. The impact of these employment changes on education and training is also addressed.
Massachusetts Employment Projections 2000-2016 Full Report
2006-2016 Employment Projections Detailed Tables and Explanation of the Data
2006-2016 Employment Projections Detailed Excel Tables
The Massachusetts Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix, 2006-2016
The Massachusetts Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix---which reflects the unique mix of occupations and industries in Massachusetts---is a tabulation of current and projected employment levels for 725 occupations and 150 industries.
Visit this webpage to search by occupation to see the industries that had the largest numbers of workers in the occupation in 2006 and which are projected to increase the fastest or increase the most over the 2006-2016 period; or to search by industry to see the occupations in that industry that had the most workers in 2006 and which will likely have the fastest growth or largest numerical increase over the 2006-2016 period.
An excel version of the entire 2006-2016 Industry-Occupational Matrix is available for download. Other file formats are available upon request.
Occupational Projection Search
Industry Projection Search
2006-2016 Employment Projections Industry-Occupation matrix EXCEL
Projections Methodology
The development of projections requires analyzing large amounts of historical data, discovering trends, and determining a likely course for those trends. This document briefly identifies the data sources and methodology that were used in the development of the 2006-2016 projections. Projections Methodology details