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Civilian labor force in Lawrence, MA

Civilian labor force in Lawrence, MA was 44,954 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons44,954
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank13th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high46,0722020
Series low25,7121994

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Civilian labor force in Lawrence, MA, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 28,052 persons1991: 27,561 persons1992: 26,826 persons1993: 26,373 persons1994: 25,712 persons1995: 27,685 persons1996: 28,151 persons1997: 28,182 persons1998: 28,391 persons1999: 28,934 persons2000: 28,167 persons2001: 29,169 persons2002: 30,013 persons2003: 29,825 persons2004: 29,384 persons2005: 28,896 persons2006: 28,802 persons2007: 28,790 persons2008: 29,161 persons2009: 30,087 persons2010: 34,743 persons2011: 35,445 persons2012: 35,450 persons2013: 35,552 persons2014: 35,673 persons2015: 36,335 persons2016: 42,840 persons2017: 43,586 persons2018: 44,660 persons2019: 44,767 persons2020: 46,072 persons2021: 45,000 persons2022: 43,751 persons2023: 43,889 persons2024: 44,820 persons2025: 44,954 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
202544,954
202444,820
202343,889
202243,751
202145,000
202046,072
201944,767
201844,660
201743,586
201642,840
201536,335
201435,673
201335,552
201235,450
201135,445
201034,743
200930,087
200829,161
200728,790
200628,802
200528,896
200429,384
200329,825
200230,013
200129,169
200028,167
199928,934
199828,391
199728,182
199628,151
199527,685
199425,712
199326,373
199226,826
199127,561
199028,052

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, Lawrence, 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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Lawrence, MA was 44,954 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Lawrence, MA?

46,072 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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