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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 % |
| Berkshire WIA | 71,745 | 71,363 | 71,347 | 68,559 | 67,931 | 68,833 | 3,186 | 3,432 | 2,514 | 4.4 % | 4.8 % | 3.5 % |
| Boston WIA | 306,027 | 304,218 | 302,303 | 290,644 | 287,587 | 290,274 | 15,383 | 16,631 | 12,029 | 5.0 % | 5.5 % | 4.0 % |
| Bristol WIA | 195,140 | 193,717 | 195,362 | 182,671 | 181,039 | 186,517 | 12,469 | 12,678 | 8,845 | 6.4 % | 6.5 % | 4.5 % |
| Brockton WIA | 122,773 | 121,904 | 122,041 | 116,007 | 114,729 | 116,794 | 6,766 | 7,175 | 5,247 | 5.5 % | 5.9 % | 4.3 % |
| Cape Cod and Islands WIA | 138,556 | 144,971 | 138,286 | 132,060 | 138,508 | 133,593 | 6,496 | 6,463 | 4,693 | 4.7 % | 4.5 % | 3.4 % |
| Franklin/Hampshire WIA | 134,511 | 132,184 | 134,920 | 128,953 | 126,234 | 130,296 | 5,558 | 5,950 | 4,624 | 4.1 % | 4.5 % | 3.4 % |
| Hampden WIA | 221,911 | 220,224 | 221,204 | 208,402 | 206,325 | 210,574 | 13,509 | 13,899 | 10,630 | 6.1 % | 6.3 % | 4.8 % |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WIA | 161,298 | 160,809 | 159,448 | 151,409 | 150,353 | 152,343 | 9,889 | 10,456 | 7,105 | 6.1 % | 6.5 % | 4.5 % |
| Metropolitan North WIA | 410,161 | 407,605 | 406,087 | 392,889 | 388,755 | 392,387 | 17,272 | 18,850 | 13,700 | 4.2 % | 4.6 % | 3.4 % |
| Metropolitan South/West WIA | 489,684 | 486,451 | 485,876 | 471,532 | 466,615 | 471,369 | 18,152 | 19,836 | 14,507 | 3.7 % | 4.1 % | 3.0 % |
| New Bedford WIA | 104,862 | 104,986 | 104,415 | 97,591 | 97,508 | 99,190 | 7,271 | 7,478 | 5,225 | 6.9 % | 7.1 % | 5.0 % |
| Northern Middlesex WIA | 145,382 | 144,381 | 143,904 | 137,850 | 136,339 | 138,213 | 7,532 | 8,042 | 5,691 | 5.2 % | 5.6 % | 4.0 % |
| Northern Worcester WIA | 125,034 | 124,005 | 124,513 | 118,055 | 116,703 | 119,225 | 6,979 | 7,302 | 5,288 | 5.6 % | 5.9 % | 4.2 % |
| South Coastal WIA | 283,932 | 282,017 | 280,626 | 270,104 | 267,256 | 269,912 | 13,828 | 14,761 | 10,714 | 4.9 % | 5.2 % | 3.8 % |
| South Essex WIA | 215,412 | 214,031 | 213,254 | 204,720 | 202,707 | 205,139 | 10,692 | 11,324 | 8,115 | 5.0 % | 5.3 % | 3.8 % |
| Southern Worcester WIA | 285,393 | 283,551 | 285,490 | 270,289 | 267,299 | 273,762 | 15,104 | 16,252 | 11,728 | 5.3 % | 5.7 % | 4.1 % |