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| Massachusetts | 3,475,400 | 3,458,200 | 3,457,900 | 3,294,700 | 3,274,300 | 3,296,400 | 180,700 | 183,800 | 161,500 | 5.2 % | 5.3 % | 4.7 % |
| Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 1,534,392 | 1,525,496 | 1,518,158 | 1,463,926 | 1,450,828 | 1,454,899 | 70,466 | 74,668 | 63,259 | 4.6 % | 4.9 % | 4.2 % |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA | 126,783 | 126,549 | 125,747 | 119,166 | 118,921 | 118,896 | 7,617 | 7,628 | 6,851 | 6.0 % | 6.0 % | 5.4 % |
| Framingham, MA NECTA | 149,019 | 148,766 | 147,403 | 142,839 | 142,258 | 142,106 | 6,180 | 6,508 | 5,297 | 4.1 % | 4.4 % | 3.6 % |
| Haverhill-N. Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH | 123,325 | 123,308 | 122,742 | 117,240 | 117,132 | 117,385 | 6,085 | 6,176 | 5,357 | 4.9 % | 5.0 % | 4.4 % |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH | 70,780 | 70,390 | 70,827 | 65,318 | 65,071 | 65,985 | 5,462 | 5,319 | 4,842 | 7.7 % | 7.6 % | 6.8 % |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH | 153,978 | 153,403 | 153,234 | 145,637 | 145,052 | 145,753 | 8,341 | 8,351 | 7,481 | 5.4 % | 5.4 % | 4.9 % |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA | 63,273 | 63,663 | 63,191 | 59,609 | 59,987 | 59,982 | 3,664 | 3,676 | 3,209 | 5.8 % | 5.8 % | 5.1 % |
| Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Barnstable, MA | 150,397 | 143,271 | 151,140 | 143,950 | 136,175 | 145,401 | 6,447 | 7,096 | 5,739 | 4.3 % | 5.0 % | 3.8 % |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,530,826 | 2,522,078 | 2,507,755 | 2,409,349 | 2,395,569 | 2,398,933 | 121,477 | 126,509 | 108,822 | 4.8 % | 5.0 % | 4.3 % |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 72,399 | 73,134 | 72,167 | 67,408 | 68,401 | 67,645 | 4,991 | 4,733 | 4,522 | 6.9 % | 6.5 % | 6.3 % |
| New Bedford, MA | 84,002 | 84,045 | 84,267 | 78,065 | 78,048 | 78,939 | 5,937 | 5,997 | 5,328 | 7.1 % | 7.1 % | 6.3 % |
| Pittsfield, MA | 40,911 | 40,127 | 40,952 | 39,013 | 38,099 | 39,272 | 1,898 | 2,028 | 1,680 | 4.6 % | 5.1 % | 4.1 % |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 147,732 | 147,355 | 149,882 | 137,175 | 138,015 | 140,813 | 10,557 | 9,340 | 9,069 | 7.1 % | 6.3 % | 6.1 % |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 343,656 | 345,149 | 343,652 | 323,004 | 324,678 | 325,133 | 20,652 | 20,471 | 18,519 | 6.0 % | 5.9 % | 5.4 % |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 291,224 | 293,771 | 291,241 | 274,463 | 276,910 | 276,208 | 16,761 | 16,861 | 15,033 | 5.8 % | 5.7 % | 5.2 % |
| Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Amherst Center, MA | 21,768 | 22,168 | 21,687 | 20,778 | 21,084 | 20,739 | 990 | 1,084 | 948 | 4.5 % | 4.9 % | 4.4 % |
| Athol, MA | 10,196 | 10,483 | 10,302 | 9,490 | 9,799 | 9,629 | 706 | 684 | 673 | 6.9 % | 6.5 % | 6.5 % |
| Greenfield, MA | 21,701 | 22,106 | 21,638 | 20,534 | 20,930 | 20,619 | 1,167 | 1,176 | 1,019 | 5.4 % | 5.3 % | 4.7 % |
| North Adams, MA-VT | 17,704 | 17,694 | 17,707 | 16,708 | 16,660 | 16,755 | 996 | 1,034 | 952 | 5.6 % | 5.8 % | 5.4 % |
| Other Labor Market Areass | ||||||||||||
| Great Barrington, MA LMA | 17,333 | 17,072 | 17,394 | 16,688 | 16,364 | 16,807 | 645 | 708 | 587 | 3.7 % | 4.1 % | 3.4 % |
| Nantucket County/town LMA | 12,062 | 10,665 | 12,026 | 11,895 | 10,458 | 11,879 | 167 | 207 | 147 | 1.4 % | 1.9 % | 1.2 % |
| Tisbury, MA LMA | 14,548 | 13,243 | 14,786 | 14,231 | 12,858 | 14,485 | 317 | 385 | 301 | 2.2 % | 2.9 % | 2.0 % |