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Basic Info

Boston, MA Unemployment Rate is at 4.80%, compared to 4.90% last month and 4.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 5.28%.

Stats

Last Value 4.80%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Oct 1 2025, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Dec 17 2025, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 5.28%
Average Growth Rate 11.37%
Value from Last Month 4.90%
Change from Last Month -2.04%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.09%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2025 4.80%
July 31, 2025 4.90%
June 30, 2025 4.90%
May 31, 2025 5.20%
April 30, 2025 4.40%
March 31, 2025 4.50%
February 28, 2025 4.40%
January 31, 2025 4.20%
December 31, 2024 3.90%
November 30, 2024 3.90%
October 31, 2024 3.90%
September 30, 2024 3.80%
August 31, 2024 4.40%
July 31, 2024 4.50%
June 30, 2024 4.20%
May 31, 2024 3.80%
April 30, 2024 3.20%
March 31, 2024 3.50%
February 29, 2024 3.80%
January 31, 2024 3.70%
December 31, 2023 3.30%
November 30, 2023 3.10%
October 31, 2023 3.40%
September 30, 2023 3.30%
August 31, 2023 3.70%
Date Value
July 31, 2023 3.80%
June 30, 2023 3.70%
May 31, 2023 3.30%
April 30, 2023 2.70%
March 31, 2023 3.20%
February 28, 2023 3.40%
January 31, 2023 3.40%
December 31, 2022 3.00%
November 30, 2022 3.00%
October 31, 2022 3.20%
September 30, 2022 3.40%
August 31, 2022 3.90%
July 31, 2022 4.20%
June 30, 2022 4.00%
May 31, 2022 3.40%
April 30, 2022 3.00%
March 31, 2022 3.20%
February 28, 2022 3.60%
January 31, 2022 4.10%
December 31, 2021 3.40%
November 30, 2021 3.80%
October 31, 2021 4.30%
September 30, 2021 4.90%
August 31, 2021 5.40%
July 31, 2021 6.00%

Basic Info

Boston, MA Unemployment Rate is at 4.80%, compared to 4.90% last month and 4.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 5.28%.

Stats

Last Value 4.80%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Oct 1 2025, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Dec 17 2025, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 5.28%
Average Growth Rate 11.37%
Value from Last Month 4.90%
Change from Last Month -2.04%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.09%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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