Month	Working Age Population	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Massachusetts Rate	National Rate
January	5122500	3422200	3266900	155400	4.5	4.9
February	5124300	3408900	3257300	151600	4.4	4.8
March	5126000	3410800	3261000	149800	4.4	5.1
April	5128000	3404100	3263500	140700	4.1	5.0
May	5130200	3391900	3226100	165800	4.9	5.5
June	5132900	3409600	3232300	177300	5.2	5.5
July	5135800	3417800	3246000	171800	5.0	5.7
August	5138600	3412900	3234000	178900	5.2	6.1
September	5141700	3413600	3231500	182100	5.3	6.1
October	5144900	3423500	3236200	187300	5.5	6.5

Month	Working Age Population	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Massachusetts Rate	National Rate
January	5122500	3401200	3223400	177800	5.2	5.4
February	5124300	3384600	3217000	167600	5.0	5.2
March	5126000	3393100	3229500	163500	4.8	5.2
April	5128000	3375400	3242700	132800	3.9	4.8
May	5130200	3375400	3217800	157600	4.7	5.2
June	5132900	3458200	3274300	183800	5.3	5.7
July	5135800	3473900	3294900	179000	5.2	6.0
August	5138600	3456200	3280900	175300	5.1	6.1
September	5141700	3396400	3215900	180500	5.3	6.0
October	5144900	3411800	3241700	170100	5.0	6.1

Note: Labor force estimates are based upon time series models that use a combination of data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey and the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system. They also include seasonal and trend components.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Massachusetts data series for 2003-2007 revised as of February 28, 2008.