Labor and Workforce Development

Download regional labor market data. Identify labor pool needs by industry, occupation, and demographics.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) represent monthly estimates of employment by industry. Information is available for the state of Massachusetts, and for New England City and Town Statistical Areas (NECTA). Seasonally adjusted data are available for selected industries. This data is hosted on a website operated by the Department of Economic Research.

Information on employment and wages is available by industry for cities/towns, counties, labor market areas, Workforce Development Areas (WDA) and state-wide. This data is collected in the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program in conjunction with BLS.

Determine what geographic groupings a city/town is included in (Workforce Development Area / WDA, New England City and Town Area / NECTA, etc.) and vice versa.

View address and contact information for businesses located in Massachusetts by city or town and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Industry. Information comes from Data Axle.

Find information about MassHire's Foreign Labor Certification program, including job orders processed, surveys sent, and housing inspections completed.

Due to structural racism and social policies that perpetuate inequality, violence disproportionately affects some communities and leads to outcomes that results in higher rates of school bullying, homicides, and firearm death rates.

Information on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the United States, Massachusetts, and for each city/town and county in Massachusetts. Information is also available by Workforce Development Area (WDA) and Labor Market Area (LMA).

Explore labor and unemployment data for cities, towns, and counties in Massachusetts. This data is maintained by the Department of Unemployment Assistance's Economic Research Department.