Information payroll employment in Massachusetts

Information payroll employment in Massachusetts was 87,900 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.3% from August 2025. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs87,900 Provisional

Change on August 2025-2.3%

Rank7th of 51US states ranked

Series high98,900October 2022

Series low83,200August 2011

Next release: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Information payroll employment in Massachusetts, January 2007 to August 2026

jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.

All 236 values

Period	jobs
2026-08	87,900 Provisional
2026-07	87,100
2026-06	88,300
2026-05	89,500
2026-04	88,900
2026-03	89,300
2026-02	89,800
2026-01	89,300
2025-12	88,700
2025-11	88,600
2025-10	89,000
2025-09	89,800
2025-08	90,000
2025-07	90,000
2025-06	90,300
2025-05	90,400
2025-04	90,700
2025-03	90,700
2025-02	90,700
2025-01	90,900
2024-12	91,100
2024-11	92,200
2024-10	91,300
2024-09	92,100
2024-08	91,200
2024-07	92,200
2024-06	92,900
2024-05	93,000
2024-04	93,400
2024-03	93,800
2024-02	94,300
2024-01	94,100
2023-12	94,300
2023-11	94,100
2023-10	94,300
2023-09	94,800
2023-08	95,200
2023-07	95,800
2023-06	95,800
2023-05	96,000
2023-04	97,100
2023-03	97,500
2023-02	97,600
2023-01	98,600
2022-12	98,500
2022-11	98,700
2022-10	98,900
2022-09	98,500
2022-08	98,500
2022-07	98,400
2022-06	98,000
2022-05	97,400
2022-04	96,400
2022-03	95,400
2022-02	95,400
2022-01	95,400
2021-12	95,000
2021-11	94,700
2021-10	94,800
2021-09	92,700
2021-08	94,300
2021-07	93,700
2021-06	93,200
2021-05	93,100
2021-04	92,500
2021-03	92,100
2021-02	92,200
2021-01	91,200
2020-12	90,600
2020-11	90,800
2020-10	90,000
2020-09	88,900
2020-08	87,200
2020-07	87,100
2020-06	88,300
2020-05	89,200
2020-04	90,800
2020-03	96,200
2020-02	95,600
2020-01	95,400
2019-12	94,700
2019-11	95,100
2019-10	94,700
2019-09	94,900
2019-08	95,900
2019-07	95,700
2019-06	95,100
2019-05	94,300
2019-04	93,000
2019-03	92,300
2019-02	92,000
2019-01	92,200
2018-12	93,000
2018-11	92,700
2018-10	93,400
2018-09	92,600
2018-08	92,100
2018-07	91,800
2018-06	92,200
2018-05	91,300
2018-04	92,400
2018-03	92,400
2018-02	92,900
2018-01	93,000
2017-12	92,900
2017-11	92,500
2017-10	92,700
2017-09	93,200
2017-08	93,300
2017-07	93,000
2017-06	93,000
2017-05	93,700
2017-04	92,900
2017-03	92,700
2017-02	92,500
2017-01	91,600
2016-12	91,500
2016-11	91,400
2016-10	91,500
2016-09	91,600
2016-08	91,400
2016-07	90,800
2016-06	90,500
2016-05	87,300
2016-04	90,700
2016-03	90,400
2016-02	90,600
2016-01	90,500
2015-12	90,200
2015-11	90,100
2015-10	89,800
2015-09	89,200
2015-08	89,200
2015-07	89,400
2015-06	89,400
2015-05	89,300
2015-04	89,400
2015-03	89,500
2015-02	88,900
2015-01	89,100
2014-12	88,700
2014-11	88,600
2014-10	88,100
2014-09	88,100
2014-08	87,800
2014-07	88,100
2014-06	88,000
2014-05	87,800
2014-04	87,500
2014-03	87,200
2014-02	87,100
2014-01	86,600
2013-12	87,600
2013-11	89,000
2013-10	87,300
2013-09	87,500
2013-08	87,500
2013-07	87,600
2013-06	87,400
2013-05	87,000
2013-04	87,200
2013-03	87,000
2013-02	87,000
2013-01	86,800
2012-12	86,900
2012-11	86,900
2012-10	87,600
2012-09	87,200
2012-08	88,600
2012-07	89,300
2012-06	88,400
2012-05	87,800
2012-04	87,600
2012-03	87,500
2012-02	87,300
2012-01	87,600
2011-12	87,100
2011-11	86,800
2011-10	87,000
2011-09	86,400
2011-08	83,200
2011-07	86,900
2011-06	85,700
2011-05	85,700
2011-04	85,500
2011-03	85,800
2011-02	85,800
2011-01	85,500
2010-12	85,500
2010-11	85,200
2010-10	85,000
2010-09	85,600
2010-08	85,600
2010-07	85,900
2010-06	86,800
2010-05	87,000
2010-04	86,800
2010-03	86,800
2010-02	87,000
2010-01	86,800
2009-12	86,800
2009-11	87,400
2009-10	87,200
2009-09	87,800
2009-08	86,300
2009-07	85,400
2009-06	86,000
2009-05	86,300
2009-04	86,800
2009-03	87,200
2009-02	87,500
2009-01	88,800
2008-12	88,700
2008-11	88,900
2008-10	89,100
2008-09	89,500
2008-08	89,800
2008-07	90,100
2008-06	90,800
2008-05	91,600
2008-04	92,500
2008-03	90,900
2008-02	90,600
2008-01	89,900
2007-12	90,200
2007-11	89,900
2007-10	90,300
2007-09	90,700
2007-08	90,400
2007-07	90,400
2007-06	89,600
2007-05	89,300
2007-04	90,200
2007-03	89,300
2007-02	88,700
2007-01	88,600

Compared with United States

Place	August 2026
Massachusetts	87,900
United States	2,749,000

Rankings

US states by information payroll employment 51 places

Definition

Number of jobs on information payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers publishing, motion pictures and sound recording, broadcasting, telecommunications, and data processing and hosting.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001) (Information payroll employment, Massachusetts, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), Information payroll employment, Massachusetts, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/massachusetts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Information payroll employment, Massachusetts, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/massachusetts.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), Information payroll employment, Massachusetts, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{bureau_information_payroll_employment_massachusetts_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001): Information payroll employment, Massachusetts, 2007-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/information-sector-jobs/massachusetts. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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98,900 jobs in October 2022, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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