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| Massachusetts | 3,449,400 | 3,441,300 | 3,459,400 | 3,216,200 | 3,207,500 | 3,220,000 | 233,200 | 233,800 | 239,400 | 6.8 % | 6.8 % | 6.9 % |
| Berkshire County WIA | 69,469 | 69,815 | 70,997 | 64,460 | 64,848 | 65,851 | 5,009 | 4,967 | 5,146 | 7.2 % | 7.1 % | 7.2 % |
| Boston WIA | 317,701 | 317,146 | 317,402 | 299,349 | 298,660 | 298,646 | 18,352 | 18,486 | 18,756 | 5.8 % | 5.8 % | 5.9 % |
| Bristol County WIA | 196,739 | 195,499 | 198,499 | 176,979 | 176,501 | 178,158 | 19,760 | 18,998 | 20,341 | 10.0 % | 9.7 % | 10.2 % |
| Brockton WIA | 124,000 | 123,690 | 124,389 | 114,976 | 114,794 | 114,796 | 9,024 | 8,896 | 9,593 | 7.3 % | 7.2 % | 7.7 % |
| Cape & Islands WIA | 130,922 | 130,261 | 128,822 | 118,776 | 117,563 | 116,076 | 12,146 | 12,698 | 12,746 | 9.3 % | 9.7 % | 9.9 % |
| Central MA WIA | 290,324 | 288,570 | 292,011 | 269,148 | 267,657 | 270,649 | 21,176 | 20,913 | 21,362 | 7.3 % | 7.2 % | 7.3 % |
| Franklin/Hampshire WIA | 132,425 | 132,422 | 134,851 | 124,513 | 124,469 | 126,979 | 7,912 | 7,953 | 7,872 | 6.0 % | 6.0 % | 5.8 % |
| Greater Lowell WIA | 147,927 | 147,546 | 148,966 | 137,911 | 137,609 | 138,434 | 10,016 | 9,937 | 10,532 | 6.8 % | 6.7 % | 7.1 % |
| Greater New Bedford WIA | 108,368 | 108,067 | 107,436 | 96,948 | 96,450 | 96,586 | 11,420 | 11,617 | 10,850 | 10.5 % | 10.7 % | 10.1 % |
| Hampden County WIA | 216,628 | 216,292 | 221,562 | 197,674 | 197,597 | 202,112 | 18,954 | 18,695 | 19,450 | 8.7 % | 8.6 % | 8.8 % |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WIA | 168,659 | 167,556 | 167,627 | 155,016 | 154,349 | 153,715 | 13,643 | 13,207 | 13,912 | 8.1 % | 7.9 % | 8.3 % |
| Metro North WIA | 422,332 | 421,826 | 422,201 | 401,260 | 400,334 | 400,314 | 21,072 | 21,492 | 21,887 | 5.0 % | 5.1 % | 5.2 % |
| Metro South/West WIA | 496,792 | 496,073 | 496,183 | 473,264 | 472,180 | 472,611 | 23,528 | 23,893 | 23,572 | 4.7 % | 4.8 % | 4.8 % |
| North Central WIA | 124,659 | 124,227 | 125,733 | 114,644 | 114,340 | 115,357 | 10,015 | 9,887 | 10,376 | 8.0 % | 8.0 % | 8.3 % |
| North Shore WIA | 216,256 | 216,134 | 216,210 | 202,467 | 202,169 | 201,784 | 13,789 | 13,965 | 14,426 | 6.4 % | 6.5 % | 6.7 % |
| South Shore WIA | 286,234 | 286,203 | 286,513 | 268,576 | 267,974 | 267,958 | 17,658 | 18,229 | 18,555 | 6.2 % | 6.4 % | 6.5 % |