United States Employment Snapshot



Massachusetts Employment Snapshot




Massachusetts Payroll Employment


  • Massachusetts added 4,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Massachusetts lost 4,600 jobs. Massachusetts nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Massachusetts is tied for 48th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Massachusetts added 3,900 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Massachusetts lost 4,100 jobs. Massachusetts private sector payroll employment has increased in 4 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Massachusetts is tied for 48th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Professional and Business Services (2,900) and Education and Health Services (1,700).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Leisure and Hospitality (-300) and Construction (-2,200).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (10,100) and Government (1,000).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-4,800) and Construction (-7,100).



Massachusetts Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.