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| Massachusetts | 3,411,800 | 3,396,400 | 3,389,100 | 3,241,700 | 3,215,900 | 3,258,400 | 170,100 | 180,500 | 130,700 | 5.0 % | 5.3 % | 3.9 % |
| Metropolitian Divisions | ||||||||||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 1,512,428 | 1,502,921 | 1,496,610 | 1,446,378 | 1,431,165 | 1,444,535 | 66,050 | 71,756 | 52,075 | 4.4 % | 4.8 % | 3.5 % |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA | 124,915 | 124,028 | 124,338 | 117,934 | 116,628 | 118,871 | 6,981 | 7,400 | 5,467 | 5.6 % | 6.0 % | 4.4 % |
| Framingham, MA NECTA | 146,826 | 145,807 | 145,390 | 141,068 | 139,582 | 140,924 | 5,758 | 6,225 | 4,466 | 3.9 % | 4.3 % | 3.1 % |
| Haverhill-N. Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH | 120,893 | 120,716 | 120,226 | 115,027 | 114,417 | 115,699 | 5,866 | 6,299 | 4,527 | 4.9 % | 5.2 % | 3.8 % |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH | 69,731 | 69,691 | 68,774 | 64,093 | 63,792 | 64,679 | 5,638 | 5,899 | 4,095 | 8.1 % | 8.5 % | 6.0 % |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH | 152,558 | 151,510 | 151,030 | 144,678 | 143,106 | 145,033 | 7,880 | 8,404 | 5,997 | 5.2 % | 5.5 % | 4.0 % |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA | 63,195 | 62,662 | 62,812 | 59,791 | 59,114 | 60,381 | 3,404 | 3,548 | 2,431 | 5.4 % | 5.7 % | 3.9 % |
| Metropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Barnstable, MA | 132,651 | 136,979 | 132,209 | 126,027 | 130,191 | 127,388 | 6,624 | 6,788 | 4,821 | 5.0 % | 5.0 % | 3.6 % |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,497,981 | 2,483,287 | 2,473,887 | 2,383,038 | 2,359,829 | 2,384,433 | 114,943 | 123,458 | 89,454 | 4.6 % | 5.0 % | 3.6 % |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 71,563 | 70,895 | 71,287 | 66,966 | 66,128 | 67,859 | 4,597 | 4,767 | 3,428 | 6.4 % | 6.7 % | 4.8 % |
| New Bedford, MA | 83,743 | 83,340 | 83,387 | 77,607 | 77,118 | 78,997 | 6,136 | 6,222 | 4,390 | 7.3 % | 7.5 % | 5.3 % |
| Pittsfield, MA | 38,749 | 38,462 | 38,431 | 37,036 | 36,595 | 37,101 | 1,713 | 1,867 | 1,330 | 4.4 % | 4.9 % | 3.5 % |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 146,461 | 145,535 | 147,384 | 136,453 | 135,411 | 140,352 | 10,008 | 10,124 | 7,032 | 6.8 % | 7.0 % | 4.8 % |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 342,622 | 340,218 | 341,839 | 323,505 | 320,394 | 326,798 | 19,117 | 19,824 | 15,041 | 5.6 % | 5.8 % | 4.4 % |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 287,936 | 285,962 | 288,281 | 272,492 | 269,471 | 276,244 | 15,444 | 16,491 | 12,037 | 5.4 % | 5.8 % | 4.2 % |
| Micropolitian Statisical Areas | ||||||||||||
| Amherst Center, MA | 25,606 | 24,051 | 25,887 | 24,877 | 23,236 | 25,165 | 729 | 815 | 722 | 2.8 % | 3.4 % | 2.8 % |
| Athol, MA | 10,225 | 10,083 | 10,118 | 9,540 | 9,385 | 9,606 | 685 | 698 | 512 | 6.7 % | 6.9 % | 5.1 % |
| Greenfield, MA | 21,788 | 21,677 | 21,791 | 20,763 | 20,575 | 20,976 | 1,025 | 1,102 | 815 | 4.7 % | 5.1 % | 3.7 % |
| North Adams, MA-VT | 17,241 | 17,100 | 17,096 | 16,322 | 16,123 | 16,331 | 919 | 977 | 765 | 5.3 % | 5.7 % | 4.5 % |
| Other Labor Market Areass | ||||||||||||
| Great Barrington, MA LMA | 16,235 | 16,280 | 16,305 | 15,652 | 15,662 | 15,856 | 583 | 618 | 449 | 3.6 % | 3.8 % | 2.8 % |
| Nantucket County/town LMA | 8,636 | 9,993 | 8,652 | 8,419 | 9,782 | 8,517 | 217 | 211 | 135 | 2.5 % | 2.1 % | 1.6 % |
| Tisbury, MA LMA | 10,410 | 11,723 | 10,527 | 10,059 | 11,394 | 10,268 | 351 | 329 | 259 | 3.4 % | 2.8 % | 2.5 % |