Department of Numbers

Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 3,782,700 jobs in Massachusetts in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,618,880 employed persons for the month. Massachusetts lost 800 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 543 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Massachusetts job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 3,782,700 -800 +77,100
CPS 3,618,880 -543 +30,327

Massachusetts Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Massachusetts as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Massachusetts

CES employment peaked in August 2023 for Massachusetts at 3,786,100. Since then 3,400 jobs have been lost in Massachusetts according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Massachusetts reached a maximum of 3,731,035 in July 2019. 112,155 jobs have been lost in Massachusetts since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 2,889,467, Massachusetts has added 729,413 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Massachusetts Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 3,782,700 -800 3,618,880 -543
September 2023 3,783,500 -2,600 3,619,423 270
August 2023 3,786,100 12,800 3,619,153 -4,272
July 2023 3,773,300 4,600 3,623,425 -1,430
June 2023 3,768,700 1,400 3,624,855 2,094
May 2023 3,767,300 7,300 3,622,761 5,530
April 2023 3,760,000 5,900 3,617,231 8,366
March 2023 3,754,100 12,100 3,608,865 4,544
February 2023 3,742,000 9,200 3,604,321 6,956
January 2023 3,732,800 8,900 3,597,365 7,797
December 2022 3,723,900 3,800 3,589,568 1,298
November 2022 3,720,100 14,500 3,588,270 -283