Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employed Persons in Massachusetts

Title Employed Persons in Massachusetts
Series ID LAUST250000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Last Updated 2024-10-30 10:27 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 2374811
1976-02-01 2381634
1976-03-01 2396936
1976-04-01 2420067
1976-05-01 2438366
1976-06-01 2498632
1976-07-01 2527621
1976-08-01 2533500
1976-09-01 2476983
1976-10-01 2500396
1976-11-01 2496662
1976-12-01 2489741
1977-01-01 2442839
1977-02-01 2453069
1977-03-01 2465920
1977-04-01 2495909
1977-05-01 2527745
1977-06-01 2587677
1977-07-01 2598846
1977-08-01 2600042
1977-09-01 2536446
1977-10-01 2566669
1977-11-01 2582007
1977-12-01 2594860
1978-01-01 2566505
1978-02-01 2560692
1978-03-01 2585589
1978-04-01 2609249
1978-05-01 2625105
1978-06-01 2694622
1978-07-01 2698234
1978-08-01 2694663
1978-09-01 2629131
1978-10-01 2669489
1978-11-01 2675329
1978-12-01 2669668
1979-01-01 2638600
1979-02-01 2655913
1979-03-01 2668415
1979-04-01 2673031
1979-05-01 2681170
1979-06-01 2749684
1979-07-01 2763123
1979-08-01 2750813
1979-09-01 2697774
1979-10-01 2707676
1979-11-01 2703297
1979-12-01 2710644
1980-01-01 2661255
1980-02-01 2668460
1980-03-01 2676365
1980-04-01 2675915
1980-05-01 2674527
1980-06-01 2715220
1980-07-01 2739014
1980-08-01 2748228
1980-09-01 2700151
1980-10-01 2733562
1980-11-01 2742865
1980-12-01 2734621
1981-01-01 2689352
1981-02-01 2701724
1981-03-01 2722428
1981-04-01 2741695
1981-05-01 2752893
1981-06-01 2793769
1981-07-01 2818248
1981-08-01 2821409
1981-09-01 2740732
1981-10-01 2773622
1981-11-01 2772874
1981-12-01 2750557
1982-01-01 2699290
1982-02-01 2700649
1982-03-01 2717452
1982-04-01 2720094
1982-05-01 2747566
1982-06-01 2780177
1982-07-01 2800796
1982-08-01 2813062
1982-09-01 2753493
1982-10-01 2751416
1982-11-01 2749949
1982-12-01 2733176
1983-01-01 2684803
1983-02-01 2675698
1983-03-01 2695702
1983-04-01 2716180
1983-05-01 2728738
1983-06-01 2806106
1983-07-01 2841576
1983-08-01 2845816
1983-09-01 2795788
1983-10-01 2812195
1983-11-01 2836231
1983-12-01 2834812
1984-01-01 2793983
1984-02-01 2812354
1984-03-01 2831776
1984-04-01 2856578
1984-05-01 2890447
1984-06-01 2959108
1984-07-01 2972287
1984-08-01 2965059
1984-09-01 2905808
1984-10-01 2924862
1984-11-01 2930135
1984-12-01 2923638
1985-01-01 2873095
1985-02-01 2882041
1985-03-01 2900647
1985-04-01 2906065
1985-05-01 2921546
1985-06-01 2963112
1985-07-01 2973012
1985-08-01 2977285
1985-09-01 2918584
1985-10-01 2937617
1985-11-01 2939622
1985-12-01 2934376
1986-01-01 2902176
1986-02-01 2887347
1986-03-01 2905676
1986-04-01 2914432
1986-05-01 2925249
1986-06-01 2983717
1986-07-01 3008338
1986-08-01 3011098
1986-09-01 2936768
1986-10-01 2955304
1986-11-01 2957255
1986-12-01 2956311
1987-01-01 2909033
1987-02-01 2914013
1987-03-01 2929577
1987-04-01 2957071
1987-05-01 2987665
1987-06-01 3043595
1987-07-01 3072248
1987-08-01 3082029
1987-09-01 2997659
1987-10-01 3027664
1987-11-01 3033558
1987-12-01 3027707
1988-01-01 2987371
1988-02-01 2992084
1988-03-01 3011150
1988-04-01 3028981
1988-05-01 3027183
1988-06-01 3100405
1988-07-01 3109450
1988-08-01 3108751
1988-09-01 3043274
1988-10-01 3063639
1988-11-01 3062481
1988-12-01 3054098
1989-01-01 3022138
1989-02-01 3022392
1989-03-01 3032454
1989-04-01 3040381
1989-05-01 3048656
1989-06-01 3106948
1989-07-01 3117453
1989-08-01 3112132
1989-09-01 3017370
1989-10-01 3032298
1989-11-01 3039331
1989-12-01 3032812
1990-01-01 3005337
1990-02-01 3009220
1990-03-01 3020717
1990-04-01 3022327
1990-05-01 3049767
1990-06-01 3096336
1990-07-01 3090568
1990-08-01 3084130
1990-09-01 3004813
1990-10-01 3003211
1990-11-01 2978732
1990-12-01 2961796
1991-01-01 2880589
1991-02-01 2867968
1991-03-01 2874082
1991-04-01 2893554
1991-05-01 2884102
1991-06-01 2944688
1991-07-01 2949483
1991-08-01 2937043
1991-09-01 2891773
1991-10-01 2908875
1991-11-01 2904543
1991-12-01 2893323
1992-01-01 2858846
1992-02-01 2860133
1992-03-01 2869865
1992-04-01 2880507
1992-05-01 2895486
1992-06-01 2946670
1992-07-01 2965769
1992-08-01 2959184
1992-09-01 2887599
1992-10-01 2905162
1992-11-01 2913514
1992-12-01 2912056
1993-01-01 2875809
1993-02-01 2884723
1993-03-01 2902528
1993-04-01 2915608
1993-05-01 2947524
1993-06-01 3009349
1993-07-01 3020508
1993-08-01 3024429
1993-09-01 2950578
1993-10-01 2976115
1993-11-01 2981003
1993-12-01 2977114
1994-01-01 2927906
1994-02-01 2937544
1994-03-01 2945368
1994-04-01 2954505
1994-05-01 2984147
1994-06-01 3030321
1994-07-01 3047859
1994-08-01 3053426
1994-09-01 2996990
1994-10-01 3020507
1994-11-01 3034855
1994-12-01 3033392
1995-01-01 2985453
1995-02-01 2995711
1995-03-01 3007009
1995-04-01 3002819
1995-05-01 3001731
1995-06-01 3050859
1995-07-01 3073997
1995-08-01 3070326
1995-09-01 3012039
1995-10-01 3048437
1995-11-01 3052230
1995-12-01 3043872
1996-01-01 2985289
1996-02-01 3008147
1996-03-01 3028919
1996-04-01 3042111
1996-05-01 3068506
1996-06-01 3123882
1996-07-01 3141329
1996-08-01 3150362
1996-09-01 3096459
1996-10-01 3127634
1996-11-01 3135416
1996-12-01 3131333
1997-01-01 3097011
1997-02-01 3108487
1997-03-01 3137974
1997-04-01 3149322
1997-05-01 3163681
1997-06-01 3214027
1997-07-01 3227905
1997-08-01 3219899
1997-09-01 3156941
1997-10-01 3187837
1997-11-01 3199809
1997-12-01 3195635
1998-01-01 3150026
1998-02-01 3160753
1998-03-01 3174957
1998-04-01 3186251
1998-05-01 3196872
1998-06-01 3246669
1998-07-01 3265657
1998-08-01 3270184
1998-09-01 3213431
1998-10-01 3240032
1998-11-01 3260196
1998-12-01 3261868
1999-01-01 3212410
1999-02-01 3218519
1999-03-01 3231101
1999-04-01 3234809
1999-05-01 3242698
1999-06-01 3290294
1999-07-01 3290417
1999-08-01 3284345
1999-09-01 3218406
1999-10-01 3243928
1999-11-01 3252281
1999-12-01 3256315
2000-01-01 3219649
2000-02-01 3223638
2000-03-01 3230386
2000-04-01 3246669
2000-05-01 3226540
2000-06-01 3278192
2000-07-01 3268120
2000-08-01 3269783
2000-09-01 3210613
2000-10-01 3246965
2000-11-01 3257718
2000-12-01 3278003
2001-01-01 3240554
2001-02-01 3251682
2001-03-01 3258663
2001-04-01 3251812
2001-05-01 3246169
2001-06-01 3293963
2001-07-01 3297262
2001-08-01 3284835
2001-09-01 3237918
2001-10-01 3247004
2001-11-01 3243093
2001-12-01 3247266
2002-01-01 3202906
2002-02-01 3232429
2002-03-01 3240703
2002-04-01 3244510
2002-05-01 3261845
2002-06-01 3294012
2002-07-01 3297233
2002-08-01 3298356
2002-09-01 3254140
2002-10-01 3266169
2002-11-01 3253578
2002-12-01 3244322
2003-01-01 3201961
2003-02-01 3195256
2003-03-01 3195155
2003-04-01 3211710
2003-05-01 3207578
2003-06-01 3250971
2003-07-01 3253839
2003-08-01 3257466
2003-09-01 3203840
2003-10-01 3230584
2003-11-01 3240342
2003-12-01 3230822
2004-01-01 3198646
2004-02-01 3201144
2004-03-01 3208537
2004-04-01 3216806
2004-05-01 3212925
2004-06-01 3262301
2004-07-01 3276469
2004-08-01 3271102
2004-09-01 3202271
2004-10-01 3225859
2004-11-01 3228583
2004-12-01 3219243
2005-01-01 3167244
2005-02-01 3173748
2005-03-01 3184201
2005-04-01 3206678
2005-05-01 3211345
2005-06-01 3258180
2005-07-01 3276966
2005-08-01 3281967
2005-09-01 3211051
2005-10-01 3236454
2005-11-01 3236858
2005-12-01 3230745
2006-01-01 3189318
2006-02-01 3193659
2006-03-01 3212160
2006-04-01 3213153
2006-05-01 3225129
2006-06-01 3288912
2006-07-01 3302196
2006-08-01 3304737
2006-09-01 3241013
2006-10-01 3277861
2006-11-01 3283230
2006-12-01 3280980
2007-01-01 3232149
2007-02-01 3230995
2007-03-01 3255621
2007-04-01 3252580
2007-05-01 3263274
2007-06-01 3324741
2007-07-01 3328067
2007-08-01 3317082
2007-09-01 3263133
2007-10-01 3286050
2007-11-01 3301977
2007-12-01 3279279
2008-01-01 3245010
2008-02-01 3243722
2008-03-01 3265410
2008-04-01 3277468
2008-05-01 3264680
2008-06-01 3323080
2008-07-01 3340122
2008-08-01 3333702
2008-09-01 3267793
2008-10-01 3293513
2008-11-01 3281180
2008-12-01 3251910
2009-01-01 3183753
2009-02-01 3175445
2009-03-01 3182172
2009-04-01 3197563
2009-05-01 3182397
2009-06-01 3224562
2009-07-01 3238413
2009-08-01 3229564
2009-09-01 3150530
2009-10-01 3172734
2009-11-01 3183507
2009-12-01 3153437
2010-01-01 3131597
2010-02-01 3140363
2010-03-01 3163932
2010-04-01 3191791
2010-05-01 3190613
2010-06-01 3233172
2010-07-01 3244353
2010-08-01 3252128
2010-09-01 3191423
2010-10-01 3214008
2010-11-01 3214397
2010-12-01 3215626
2011-01-01 3173946
2011-02-01 3180189
2011-03-01 3204415
2011-04-01 3220934
2011-05-01 3212637
2011-06-01 3248995
2011-07-01 3259802
2011-08-01 3282803
2011-09-01 3229341
2011-10-01 3255277
2011-11-01 3261803
2011-12-01 3259357
2012-01-01 3214950
2012-02-01 3227331
2012-03-01 3252257
2012-04-01 3258094
2012-05-01 3263463
2012-06-01 3312548
2012-07-01 3301816
2012-08-01 3307286
2012-09-01 3265140
2012-10-01 3293343
2012-11-01 3285047
2012-12-01 3273792
2013-01-01 3231460
2013-02-01 3239531
2013-03-01 3255516
2013-04-01 3276190
2013-05-01 3278654
2013-06-01 3317677
2013-07-01 3326196
2013-08-01 3329450
2013-09-01 3273048
2013-10-01 3276118
2013-11-01 3297772
2013-12-01 3296114
2014-01-01 3270467
2014-02-01 3290774
2014-03-01 3320776
2014-04-01 3333341
2014-05-01 3344567
2014-06-01 3396718
2014-07-01 3407757
2014-08-01 3405239
2014-09-01 3360483
2014-10-01 3412940
2014-11-01 3421341
2014-12-01 3413827
2015-01-01 3372883
2015-02-01 3382959
2015-03-01 3396306
2015-04-01 3414161
2015-05-01 3419902
2015-06-01 3460312
2015-07-01 3456627
2015-08-01 3458026
2015-09-01 3379357
2015-10-01 3417842
2015-11-01 3424342
2015-12-01 3424835
2016-01-01 3393650
2016-02-01 3418642
2016-03-01 3444159
2016-04-01 3455979
2016-05-01 3448451
2016-06-01 3495782
2016-07-01 3526232
2016-08-01 3529346
2016-09-01 3469985
2016-10-01 3490192
2016-11-01 3499851
2016-12-01 3495656
2017-01-01 3510501
2017-02-01 3528390
2017-03-01 3560652
2017-04-01 3569713
2017-05-01 3561931
2017-06-01 3611464
2017-07-01 3627033
2017-08-01 3626480
2017-09-01 3583885
2017-10-01 3592055
2017-11-01 3608492
2017-12-01 3608068
2018-01-01 3589184
2018-02-01 3625362
2018-03-01 3648863
2018-04-01 3668153
2018-05-01 3681578
2018-06-01 3724121
2018-07-01 3740780
2018-08-01 3723231
2018-09-01 3685244
2018-10-01 3712200
2018-11-01 3720821
2018-12-01 3714840
2019-01-01 3691951
2019-02-01 3705720
2019-03-01 3710354
2019-04-01 3720163
2019-05-01 3719314
2019-06-01 3764025
2019-07-01 3770741
2019-08-01 3769984
2019-09-01 3713475
2019-10-01 3742206
2019-11-01 3742057
2019-12-01 3732808
2020-01-01 3688202
2020-02-01 3697312
2020-03-01 3633334
2020-04-01 2886038
2020-05-01 3088781
2020-06-01 3247839
2020-07-01 3319548
2020-08-01 3408986
2020-09-01 3389481
2020-10-01 3464766
2020-11-01 3465845
2020-12-01 3462039
2021-01-01 3434355
2021-02-01 3449345
2021-03-01 3475639
2021-04-01 3498712
2021-05-01 3507447
2021-06-01 3545563
2021-07-01 3573772
2021-08-01 3579113
2021-09-01 3534064
2021-10-01 3569225
2021-11-01 3600976
2021-12-01 3594269
2022-01-01 3565655
2022-02-01 3589176
2022-03-01 3612954
2022-04-01 3595033
2022-05-01 3595846
2022-06-01 3636509
2022-07-01 3645024
2022-08-01 3644418
2022-09-01 3592051
2022-10-01 3604901
2022-11-01 3596819
2022-12-01 3597434
2023-01-01 3585941
2023-02-01 3595593
2023-03-01 3611303
2023-04-01 3619540
2023-05-01 3605122
2023-06-01 3648849
2023-07-01 3658700
2023-08-01 3662093
2023-09-01 3615280
2023-10-01 3631590
2023-11-01 3648846
2023-12-01 3620664
2024-01-01 3635960
2024-02-01 3614497
2024-03-01 3680805
2024-04-01 3672786
2024-05-01 3658573
2024-06-01 3754239
2024-07-01 3750074
2024-08-01 3727167
2024-09-01 3677773

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