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| 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 % |
| Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 1,545,454 | 1,548,944 | 1,542,443 | 1,461,346 | 1,465,435 | 1,437,727 | 84,108 | 83,509 | 104,716 | 5.4 % | 5.4 % | 6.8 % |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA | 129,241 | 129,582 | 129,316 | 119,555 | 120,213 | 117,477 | 9,686 | 9,369 | 11,839 | 7.5 % | 7.2 % | 9.2 % |
| Framingham, MA NECTA | 149,380 | 149,492 | 148,310 | 142,179 | 142,502 | 139,131 | 7,201 | 6,990 | 9,179 | 4.8 % | 4.7 % | 6.2 % |
| Haverhill-N Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH | 125,012 | 125,542 | 124,354 | 117,237 | 117,922 | 115,368 | 7,775 | 7,620 | 8,986 | 6.2 % | 6.1 % | 7.2 % |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH | 74,093 | 73,818 | 74,578 | 66,352 | 66,272 | 65,543 | 7,741 | 7,546 | 9,035 | 10.4 % | 10.2 % | 12.1 % |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH | 155,956 | 155,947 | 155,525 | 145,489 | 145,683 | 142,899 | 10,467 | 10,264 | 12,626 | 6.7 % | 6.6 % | 8.1 % |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA | 63,833 | 63,685 | 64,050 | 59,402 | 59,389 | 58,627 | 4,431 | 4,296 | 5,423 | 6.9 % | 6.7 % | 8.5 % |
| Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Barnstable, MA | 131,593 | 131,408 | 130,873 | 121,463 | 122,164 | 118,555 | 10,130 | 9,244 | 12,318 | 7.7 % | 7.0 % | 9.4 % |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,550,804 | 2,556,010 | 2,546,973 | 2,401,913 | 2,409,138 | 2,365,155 | 148,891 | 146,872 | 181,818 | 5.8 % | 5.7 % | 7.1 % |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 73,023 | 72,872 | 73,872 | 66,694 | 66,678 | 66,033 | 6,329 | 6,194 | 7,839 | 8.7 % | 8.5 % | 10.6 % |
| New Bedford, MA | 85,988 | 85,813 | 87,442 | 77,509 | 77,700 | 77,374 | 8,479 | 8,113 | 10,068 | 9.9 % | 9.5 % | 11.5 % |
| Pittsfield, MA | 39,657 | 39,607 | 39,471 | 36,984 | 37,082 | 36,249 | 2,673 | 2,525 | 3,222 | 6.7 % | 6.4 % | 8.2 % |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 149,233 | 149,721 | 151,191 | 134,871 | 135,721 | 134,935 | 14,362 | 14,000 | 16,256 | 9.6 % | 9.4 % | 10.8 % |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 345,918 | 348,147 | 349,900 | 319,884 | 322,800 | 318,289 | 26,034 | 25,347 | 31,611 | 7.5 % | 7.3 % | 9.0 % |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 299,908 | 299,173 | 297,215 | 279,089 | 278,943 | 271,904 | 20,819 | 20,230 | 25,311 | 6.9 % | 6.8 % | 8.5 % |
| Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Amherst Center, MA | 25,422 | 26,196 | 25,815 | 24,444 | 25,244 | 24,454 | 978 | 952 | 1,361 | 3.8 % | 3.6 % | 5.3 % |
| Athol, MA | 10,376 | 10,328 | 10,505 | 9,459 | 9,456 | 9,419 | 917 | 872 | 1,086 | 8.8 % | 8.4 % | 10.3 % |
| Greenfield, MA | 21,838 | 21,802 | 22,199 | 20,425 | 20,448 | 20,426 | 1,413 | 1,354 | 1,773 | 6.5 % | 6.2 % | 8.0 % |
| North Adams, MA-VT | 17,217 | 17,286 | 17,645 | 15,903 | 16,022 | 16,023 | 1,314 | 1,264 | 1,622 | 7.6 % | 7.3 % | 9.2 % |
| Other Labor Market Areass | ||||||||||||
| Great Barrington, MA LMA | 16,395 | 16,269 | 16,822 | 15,540 | 15,508 | 15,712 | 855 | 761 | 1,110 | 5.2 % | 4.7 % | 6.6 % |
| Nantucket County/town LMA | 6,364 | 6,522 | 6,737 | 5,781 | 6,030 | 6,078 | 583 | 492 | 659 | 9.2 % | 7.5 % | 9.8 % |
| Tisbury, MA LMA | 9,703 | 9,929 | 10,030 | 8,803 | 9,130 | 9,012 | 900 | 799 | 1,018 | 9.3 % | 8.0 % | 10.1 % |