Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Department of Unemployment Assistance

Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment

Massachusetts and Workforce Investment Areas

(Data not seasonally adjusted)
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Location Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
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2013		 Feb
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2012		 Mar
2013		 Feb
2013		 Mar
2012		 Mar
2013		 Feb
2013		 Mar
2012		 Mar
2013		 Feb
2013		 Mar
2012
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 %