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| Massachusetts | 3,421,300 | 3,451,000 | 3,412,300 | 3,111,100 | 3,163,700 | 3,191,000 | 310,200 | 287,300 | 221,300 | 9.1 % | 8.3 % | 6.5 % |
| Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 1,512,491 | 1,529,665 | 1,508,470 | 1,395,685 | 1,418,452 | 1,425,135 | 116,806 | 111,213 | 83,335 | 7.7 % | 7.3 % | 5.5 % |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA | 125,642 | 126,560 | 124,943 | 112,676 | 114,614 | 115,816 | 12,966 | 11,946 | 9,127 | 10.3 % | 9.4 % | 7.3 % |
| Framingham, MA NECTA | 148,347 | 149,452 | 147,685 | 137,741 | 139,597 | 140,182 | 10,606 | 9,855 | 7,503 | 7.1 % | 6.6 % | 5.1 % |
| Haverhill-N Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH | 119,763 | 120,896 | 120,006 | 109,134 | 110,887 | 112,511 | 10,629 | 10,009 | 7,495 | 8.9 % | 8.3 % | 6.2 % |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH | 70,861 | 71,299 | 70,509 | 61,159 | 62,168 | 63,751 | 9,702 | 9,131 | 6,758 | 13.7 % | 12.8 % | 9.6 % |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH | 153,496 | 154,775 | 153,022 | 138,563 | 140,680 | 142,865 | 14,933 | 14,095 | 10,157 | 9.7 % | 9.1 % | 6.6 % |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA | 63,067 | 63,449 | 63,360 | 56,887 | 57,750 | 58,890 | 6,180 | 5,699 | 4,470 | 9.8 % | 9.0 % | 7.1 % |
| Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Barnstable, MA | 125,327 | 127,582 | 128,247 | 111,932 | 115,946 | 117,834 | 13,395 | 11,636 | 10,413 | 10.7 % | 9.1 % | 8.1 % |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,498,883 | 2,523,214 | 2,492,453 | 2,293,091 | 2,328,340 | 2,347,767 | 205,792 | 194,874 | 144,686 | 8.2 % | 7.7 % | 5.8 % |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 71,696 | 72,705 | 71,401 | 63,100 | 64,819 | 65,320 | 8,596 | 7,886 | 6,081 | 12.0 % | 10.8 % | 8.5 % |
| New Bedford, MA | 85,515 | 85,615 | 84,991 | 74,310 | 75,530 | 76,802 | 11,205 | 10,085 | 8,189 | 13.1 % | 11.8 % | 9.6 % |
| Pittsfield, MA | 38,414 | 38,369 | 38,628 | 35,010 | 35,300 | 36,135 | 3,404 | 3,069 | 2,493 | 8.9 % | 8.0 % | 6.5 % |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 148,835 | 148,414 | 148,560 | 129,439 | 131,867 | 134,883 | 19,396 | 16,547 | 13,677 | 13.0 % | 11.1 % | 9.2 % |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 346,137 | 347,411 | 344,810 | 312,526 | 316,609 | 320,418 | 33,611 | 30,802 | 24,392 | 9.7 % | 8.9 % | 7.1 % |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 294,956 | 297,094 | 291,477 | 267,237 | 271,212 | 271,773 | 27,719 | 25,882 | 19,704 | 9.4 % | 8.7 % | 6.8 % |
| Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Amherst Center, MA | 24,887 | 25,712 | 24,900 | 23,748 | 24,586 | 24,007 | 1,139 | 1,126 | 893 | 4.6 % | 4.4 % | 3.6 % |
| Athol, MA | 10,749 | 10,794 | 10,754 | 9,450 | 9,580 | 9,887 | 1,299 | 1,214 | 867 | 12.1 % | 11.2 % | 8.1 % |
| Greenfield, MA | 21,970 | 22,122 | 21,984 | 19,959 | 20,302 | 20,535 | 2,011 | 1,820 | 1,449 | 9.2 % | 8.2 % | 6.6 % |
| North Adams, MA-VT | 17,368 | 17,554 | 17,284 | 15,602 | 15,955 | 15,935 | 1,766 | 1,599 | 1,349 | 10.2 % | 9.1 % | 7.8 % |
| Other Labor Market Areass | ||||||||||||
| Great Barrington, MA LMA | 16,394 | 16,375 | 16,516 | 15,222 | 15,364 | 15,562 | 1,172 | 1,011 | 954 | 7.1 % | 6.2 % | 5.8 % |
| Nantucket County/town LMA | 6,774 | 7,078 | 6,893 | 6,047 | 6,476 | 6,453 | 727 | 602 | 440 | 10.7 % | 8.5 % | 6.4 % |
| Tisbury, MA LMA | 9,619 | 9,752 | 9,441 | 8,606 | 8,943 | 8,743 | 1,013 | 809 | 698 | 10.5 % | 8.3 % | 7.4 % |