Civilian labor force in Brockton, MA

Civilian labor force in Brockton, MA was 54,678 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons54,678
Change on 2024+1%
Series high54,6782025
Series low43,1651993

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Civilian labor force in Brockton, MA, 1990 to 2025

42.5K45K47.5K50K52.5K55K19901996200220082014202020251990: 46,527 persons1991: 44,997 persons1992: 43,817 persons1993: 43,165 persons1994: 44,004 persons1995: 46,018 persons1996: 46,006 persons1997: 47,020 persons1998: 46,778 persons1999: 47,089 persons2000: 44,953 persons2001: 45,431 persons2002: 46,062 persons2003: 45,206 persons2004: 44,877 persons2005: 44,199 persons2006: 44,420 persons2007: 44,495 persons2008: 44,618 persons2009: 44,998 persons2010: 46,209 persons2011: 46,315 persons2012: 46,259 persons2013: 46,362 persons2014: 46,890 persons2015: 46,991 persons2016: 50,927 persons2017: 51,767 persons2018: 52,850 persons2019: 53,090 persons2020: 53,444 persons2021: 52,843 persons2022: 52,478 persons2023: 53,128 persons2024: 54,162 persons2025: 54,678 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202554,678
202454,162
202353,128
202252,478
202152,843
202053,444
201953,090
201852,850
201751,767
201650,927
201546,991
201446,890
201346,362
201246,259
201146,315
201046,209
200944,998
200844,618
200744,495
200644,420
200544,199
200444,877
200345,206
200246,062
200145,431
200044,953
199947,089
199846,778
199747,020
199646,006
199546,018
199444,004
199343,165
199243,817
199144,997
199046,527

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Brockton, MA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Brockton, MA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/brockton-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Brockton, MA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/brockton-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Brockton, MA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/brockton-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Brockton, MA?

Civilian labor force in Brockton, MA was 54,678 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Brockton, MA?

54,678 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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