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Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 2,838,800 jobs in Boston, Massachusetts in November 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,712,402 employed persons for the month. Boston added 13,500 jobs in November 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 120 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Boston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,838,800 +13,500 +126,900
CPS 2,712,402 -120 +41,347

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 2,851,900. Since then 13,100 jobs have been lost in Boston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,336,300 in April 2020, Boston has gained 502,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,773,679 for Boston in October 2019. 61,277 jobs have been lost in Boston since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 2,162,825, Boston has added 549,577 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2022

Boston, Massachusetts Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2022 2,838,800 13,500 2,712,402 -120
October 2022 2,825,300 12,000 2,712,522 2,243
September 2022 2,813,300 11,900 2,710,279 1,057
August 2022 2,801,400 8,200 2,709,222 1,413
July 2022 2,793,200 7,900 2,707,809 2,197
June 2022 2,785,300 4,300 2,705,612 2,789
May 2022 2,781,000 3,200 2,702,823 1,164
April 2022 2,777,800 7,600 2,701,659 2,527
March 2022 2,770,200 13,100 2,699,132 10,554
February 2022 2,757,100 18,300 2,688,578 9,225
January 2022 2,738,800 14,100 2,679,353 9,301
December 2021 2,724,700 12,800 2,670,052 -1,003

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