Last week, the Commonwealth released the revised seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2020 and the rate for July 2020. At 17.7 and 16.1 percent respectively, these rates continue to be historically high and also exceed the current rate for the nation at 10.2 percent. This week, the local area unemployment rates were released, showing variation across the state, with 59 cities and towns exceeding the state non-seasonally adjusted rate to a high of 30.9 percent in the City of Lawrence. One in 4 residents of Revere and Springfield in the labor force are still unemployed as of July (25.4 and 25.2 percent respectively). See below for links to the latest available data and tools for analysis.
Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Participation
- Statewide News Release 8.21.2020
- Local Area News Release 8.25.2020
- Workforce Development Area Unemployment Rate Comparison
- Town Unemployment Rate Comparison
Claims Data
- July 2020 UI Claimant Data by Workforce Development Area (includes demographic characteristics)
- July 2020 UI Initial Claimant Data by Occupation and Workforce Development Area (c/o Depositors Insurance Fund)
- Initial and Continued Claims by City/Town and County, with demographic information, educational attainment, industry and occupation (through week ending 8/1/2020 as of this blog post date)
Labor Market Information and Data Visualization Tools
- Department of Unemployment Assistance, Economic Research Labor Market Data Visualizations with Tableau (including visualizations of initial and continued claims by city/town)
- Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Labor Market Information Data Visualizations for Regional Teams (includes job posting data)