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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New England > Table

New England - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in New England, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 Apr
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2023		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 Apr 2022 to
Apr 2023
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 163,950 166,251 166,731 166,688 2,738 1.7

New England

 (r)8,063.7 8,006.2 8,003.6 8,005.7 (r)-58.0 (r)-0.7

Connecticut

 (r)1,947.7 1,910.8 1,905.6 (p)1,901.2 (p)(r)-46.5 (p)(r)-2.4

Maine

 (r)677.7 673.4 673.7 (p)675.4 (p)(r)-2.3 (p)(r)-0.3

Massachusetts

 (r)3,758.8 3,741.5 3,741.2 (p)3,739.0 (p)(r)-19.8 (p)(r)-0.5

New Hampshire

 (r)765.5 769.9 768.0 (p)765.8 (p)(r)0.3 (p)(r)0.0

Rhode Island

 (r)571.8 566.2 566.2 (p)566.6 (p)(r)-5.2 (p)(r)-0.9

Vermont

 (r)341.7 345.4 346.2 (p)346.4 (p)(r)4.7 (p)(r)1.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployed in New England, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2023		 Mar
2023		 Apr
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Apr 2023
Net
change		 Percent
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United States

 5,968 5,936 5,839 5,657 -311 -5.2

New England

 (r)280.1 278.7 273.3 262.9 (r)-17.2 (r)-6.2

Connecticut

 (r)81.9 75.7 75.3 (p)72.3 (p)(r)-9.6 (p)(r)-11.7

Maine

 (r)18.3 18.8 17.6 (p)16.4 (p)(r)-1.9 (p)(r)-10.2

Massachusetts

 (r)139.3 137.1 132.4 (p)121.9 (p)(r)-17.4 (p)(r)-12.5

New Hampshire

 (r)16.4 20.6 18.8 (p)16.2 (p)(r)-0.2 (p)(r)-1.0

Rhode Island

 (r)16.8 17.4 17.4 (p)16.9 (p)(r)0.0 (p)(r)0.2

Vermont

 (r)7.6 9.8 9.2 (p)8.3 (p)(r)0.8 (p)(r)10.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in New England, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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2023		 Net change
Apr 2022 to
Apr 2023

United States

 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 -0.2

New England

 (r)3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 (r)-0.2

Connecticut

 (r)4.2 4.0 3.9 (p)3.8 (p)(r)-0.4

Maine

 (r)2.7 2.8 2.6 (p)2.4 (p)(r)-0.3

Massachusetts

 (r)3.7 3.7 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)(r)-0.4

New Hampshire

 (r)2.1 2.7 2.4 (p)2.1 (p)(r)0.0

Rhode Island

 (r)2.9 3.1 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)(r)0.1

Vermont

 (r)2.2 2.8 2.7 (p)2.4 (p)(r)0.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in New England states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Apr 2022 to
Apr 2023

Connecticut

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk

 (1)4.0 4.8 4.4 (p)3.0 (p)(1)-1.0

Danbury

 (1)3.6 4.3 3.9 (p)2.7 (p)(1)-0.9

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

 (1)4.1 4.5 4.2 (p)2.9 (p)(1)-1.2

New Haven

 (1)3.8 4.2 3.9 (p)2.7 (p)(1)-1.1

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI

 (1)4.0 4.5 4.1 (p)2.9 (p)(1)-1.1

Waterbury

 (1)4.8 5.8 5.8 (p)3.9 (p)(1)-0.9

Maine

Bangor

 (1)2.8 2.7 2.6 (p)2.1 (p)(1)-0.7

Lewiston-Auburn

 (1)2.8 3.1 3.0 (p)2.3 (p)(1)-0.5

Portland-South Portland, ME

 (1)2.4 2.3 2.4 (p)1.8 (p)(1)-0.6

Massachusetts

Barnstable Town

 (1)4.3 6.6 5.7 (p)3.3 (p)(1)-1.0

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 (1)3.1 3.7 3.4 (p)2.3 (p)(1)-0.8

Boston-Cambridge-Newton(2)

 (1)3.0 3.4 3.2 (p)2.3 (p)(1)-0.7

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton(2)

 (1)4.0 4.8 4.8 (p)3.2 (p)(1)-0.8

Framingham(2)

 (1)2.8 3.6 3.3 (p)2.2 (p)(1)-0.6

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town(2)

 (1)3.0 3.7 3.5 (p)2.2 (p)(1)-0.8

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH(2)

 (1)4.5 5.5 4.9 (p)3.4 (p)(1)-1.1

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH(2)

 (1)3.3 4.0 3.7 (p)2.5 (p)(1)-0.8

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA(2)

 (1)3.8 4.4 4.1 (p)2.8 (p)(1)-1.0

Nashua NH-MA(2)

 (1)2.3 2.8 2.5 (p)1.3 (p)(1)-1.0

Peabody-Salem-Beverly(2)

 (1)3.3 3.8 3.6 (p)2.5 (p)(1)-0.8

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton(2)

 (1)3.9 4.8 4.6 (p)3.0 (p)(1)-0.9

Leominster-Gardner, MA

 (1)4.1 5.2 4.7 (p)3.1 (p)(1)-1.0

New Bedford

 (1)4.9 6.6 5.9 (p)3.7 (p)(1)-1.2

Pittsfield

 (1)4.4 5.4 4.9 (p)3.1 (p)(1)-1.3

Springfield MA-CT

 (1)4.0 4.7 4.2 (p)2.8 (p)(1)-1.2

Worcester MA-CT

 (1)3.6 4.4 4.1 (p)2.7 (p)(1)-0.9

New Hampshire

Manchester

 (1)2.1 2.2 2.0 (p)1.1 (p)(1)-1.0

Portsmouth NH-ME

 (1)2.0 2.2 2.1 (p)1.2 (p)(1)-0.8

Dover-Durham, NH-ME

 (1)2.0 2.1 1.9 (p)1.1 (p)(1)-0.9

Rhode Island

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

 (1)3.1 4.3 3.9 (p)2.6 (p)(1)-0.5

Vermont

Burlington-South Burlington

 (1)2.0 2.1 1.8 (p)1.4 (p)(1)-0.6

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(2) Metropolitan Division
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New England States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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change		 Percent
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United States

 151,678 155,255 155,472 (p)155,766 (p)4,088 (p)2.7

Connecticut

 1,667.6 1,687.0 1,685.3 (p)1,684.4 (p)16.8 (p)1.0

Maine

 638.4 646.3 645.2 (p)646.0 (p)7.6 (p)1.2

Massachusetts

 3,660.1 3,742.0 3,754.1 (p)3,759.2 (p)99.1 (p)2.7

New Hampshire

 685.3 699.2 700.7 (p)699.9 (p)14.6 (p)2.1

Rhode Island

 496.4 501.3 499.4 (p)495.6 (p)-0.8 (p)-0.2

Vermont

 304.1 307.7 308.6 (p)309.8 (p)5.7 (p)1.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.