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Areas for Labor Force and Jobs Statistics

  • Metropolitan Statistical and Labor Market Areas have geographic configurations based on the 2000 Census.
    Labor Force and Unemployment Rate data are available for each area. Current Employment Statistics data and Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data are published where available.
  • The maps below reflect the Massachusetts New England City and Town Areas (NECTA) and Labor Market areas.
  • Please click on the area to get a list of the Massachusetts cities and towns in each area. More detailed information about area definitions is available from the Census Bureau at About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas.

  • Access for the MA Metropolitan NECTA Map.
To find the areas a city or town is in make your selection from the list at the right.




Metropolitan NECTA, Micropolitan NECTA,
Boston Metropolitan NECTA Divisions and Labor areas

North Adams, MA-VT Micropolitan NECTA Amherst Center MA Micropolitan NECTA Springfield MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA North Adams, MA-VT Micropolitan NECTA Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA Amherst Center, MA Micropolitan NECTA Greenfield, MA Micropolitan NECTA Athol, MA Micropolitan NECTA Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division Framingham, MA NECTA Division Framingham, MA NECTA Division Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division Tisbury, MA LMA Nantucket County/town, MA Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA Great Barrington, MA LMA Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division Peabody, MA NECTA Division Rowe Charlemont Hawley Royalston Petersham Hardwick Warren Provincetown Conway
Metropolitan NECTA, Micropolitan NECTA, Boston Metropolitan NECTA Divisions and Labor areas Springfield MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA


Metropolitan NECTA

Metropolitan NECTA

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