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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 % |
| Berkshire WIA | 75,456 | 74,401 | 75,560 | 71,943 | 70,663 | 72,364 | 3,513 | 3,738 | 3,196 | 4.7 % | 5.0 % | 4.2 % |
| Boston WIA | 310,933 | 308,709 | 307,337 | 294,170 | 291,538 | 292,356 | 16,763 | 17,171 | 14,981 | 5.4 % | 5.6 % | 4.9 % |
| Bristol WIA | 196,460 | 196,322 | 198,147 | 183,268 | 184,218 | 186,638 | 13,192 | 12,104 | 11,509 | 6.7 % | 6.2 % | 5.8 % |
| Brockton WIA | 124,602 | 124,237 | 123,537 | 117,242 | 116,900 | 116,918 | 7,360 | 7,337 | 6,619 | 5.9 % | 5.9 % | 5.4 % |
| Cape Cod and Islands WIA | 161,912 | 152,848 | 162,873 | 155,855 | 146,040 | 157,401 | 6,057 | 6,808 | 5,472 | 3.7 % | 4.5 % | 3.4 % |
| Franklin/Hampshire WIA | 130,873 | 132,457 | 131,126 | 124,456 | 125,918 | 125,113 | 6,417 | 6,539 | 6,013 | 4.9 % | 4.9 % | 4.6 % |
| Hampden WIA | 222,783 | 223,241 | 222,550 | 208,039 | 209,228 | 209,391 | 14,744 | 14,013 | 13,159 | 6.6 % | 6.3 % | 5.9 % |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WIA | 163,967 | 162,942 | 163,364 | 154,081 | 153,396 | 154,565 | 9,886 | 9,546 | 8,799 | 6.0 % | 5.9 % | 5.4 % |
| Metropolitan North WIA | 415,769 | 413,725 | 411,572 | 397,656 | 394,101 | 395,201 | 18,113 | 19,624 | 16,371 | 4.4 % | 4.7 % | 4.0 % |
| Metropolitan South/West WIA | 496,941 | 495,113 | 492,308 | 477,218 | 473,719 | 474,834 | 19,723 | 21,394 | 17,474 | 4.0 % | 4.3 % | 3.5 % |
| New Bedford WIA | 107,254 | 106,501 | 107,517 | 100,060 | 99,199 | 101,133 | 7,194 | 7,302 | 6,384 | 6.7 % | 6.9 % | 5.9 % |
| Northern Middlesex WIA | 146,767 | 146,147 | 146,023 | 138,769 | 138,195 | 138,902 | 7,998 | 7,952 | 7,121 | 5.4 % | 5.4 % | 4.9 % |
| Northern Worcester WIA | 126,504 | 127,218 | 125,959 | 118,887 | 119,958 | 119,056 | 7,617 | 7,260 | 6,903 | 6.0 % | 5.7 % | 5.5 % |
| South Coastal WIA | 287,909 | 286,171 | 284,670 | 273,356 | 271,024 | 271,734 | 14,553 | 15,147 | 12,936 | 5.1 % | 5.3 % | 4.5 % |
| South Essex WIA | 218,288 | 217,163 | 216,650 | 207,335 | 205,758 | 206,851 | 10,953 | 11,405 | 9,799 | 5.0 % | 5.3 % | 4.5 % |
| Southern Worcester WIA | 288,971 | 290,994 | 288,720 | 272,339 | 274,473 | 273,909 | 16,632 | 16,521 | 14,811 | 5.8 % | 5.7 % | 5.1 % |