Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts Job Growth
There were 2,840,600 jobs in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,699,972 employed persons for the month. Boston added 10,400 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 116 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boston job growth to job growth in other cities.
Employment Survey | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 2,840,600 | +10,400 | +78,800 |
CPS | 2,699,972 | -116 | +6,563 |
Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.
Boston, Massachusetts Employment Changes
The charts below show the monthly job growth for Boston 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 for Boston, Massachusetts
CES employment for Boston peaked in February 2020 at 2,851,600. Since then 11,000 jobs have been lost in Boston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,339,800 in April 2020, Boston has gained 500,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,782,674 for Boston in October 2019. 82,702 jobs have been lost in Boston since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 2,179,237, Boston has added 520,735 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
Boston, Massachusetts Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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March 2023 | 2,840,600 | 10,400 | 2,699,972 | -116 |
February 2023 | 2,830,200 | 4,200 | 2,700,088 | 4,018 |
January 2023 | 2,826,000 | 12,300 | 2,696,070 | 6,885 |
December 2022 | 2,813,700 | 10,500 | 2,689,185 | -36 |
November 2022 | 2,803,200 | 12,400 | 2,689,221 | -607 |
October 2022 | 2,790,800 | 9,000 | 2,689,828 | -704 |
September 2022 | 2,781,800 | 800 | 2,690,532 | -163 |
August 2022 | 2,781,000 | -1,400 | 2,690,695 | 61 |
July 2022 | 2,782,400 | 9,600 | 2,690,634 | -200 |
June 2022 | 2,772,800 | 8,800 | 2,690,834 | -451 |
May 2022 | 2,764,000 | 1,000 | 2,691,285 | -1,007 |
April 2022 | 2,763,000 | 1,200 | 2,692,292 | -1,117 |