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Civilian labor force in Newton, MA

Civilian labor force in Newton, MA was 48,713 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons48,713
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank11th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high48,7132025
Series low44,1292010

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Civilian labor force in Newton, MA, 1990 to 2025

44K45K46K47K48K49K19901996200220082014202020251990: 48,070 persons1991: 47,005 persons1992: 47,526 persons1993: 47,835 persons1994: 48,549 persons1995: 45,917 persons1996: 46,284 persons1997: 47,579 persons1998: 47,759 persons1999: 47,918 persons2000: 46,905 persons2001: 47,217 persons2002: 47,257 persons2003: 46,883 persons2004: 46,481 persons2005: 46,213 persons2006: 45,397 persons2007: 45,840 persons2008: 46,155 persons2009: 45,819 persons2010: 44,129 persons2011: 44,380 persons2012: 45,159 persons2013: 45,566 persons2014: 46,251 persons2015: 46,713 persons2016: 46,107 persons2017: 46,900 persons2018: 47,865 persons2019: 47,883 persons2020: 45,698 persons2021: 45,972 persons2022: 46,565 persons2023: 47,323 persons2024: 48,583 persons2025: 48,713 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
202548,713
202448,583
202347,323
202246,565
202145,972
202045,698
201947,883
201847,865
201746,900
201646,107
201546,713
201446,251
201345,566
201245,159
201144,380
201044,129
200945,819
200846,155
200745,840
200645,397
200546,213
200446,481
200346,883
200247,257
200147,217
200046,905
199947,918
199847,759
199747,579
199646,284
199545,917
199448,549
199347,835
199247,526
199147,005
199048,070

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.

How to cite

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, Newton, 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, Newton, 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/newton-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, Newton, 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/newton-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, Newton, 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/newton-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Newton, MA was 48,713 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Newton, MA?

48,713 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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