# Nonfarm payroll employment in Massachusetts

Nonfarm payroll employment in Massachusetts was 3,706,000 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-25`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/massachusetts
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-25

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 3,706,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 3,713,100 |
| 2026-06 | 3,717,100 |
| 2026-05 | 3,711,100 |
| 2026-04 | 3,715,200 |
| 2026-03 | 3,707,800 |
| 2026-02 | 3,700,600 |
| 2026-01 | 3,707,700 |
| 2025-12 | 3,705,700 |
| 2025-11 | 3,701,400 |
| 2025-10 | 3,701,000 |
| 2025-09 | 3,694,700 |
| 2025-08 | 3,697,700 |
| 2025-07 | 3,706,700 |
| 2025-06 | 3,701,500 |
| 2025-05 | 3,714,600 |
| 2025-04 | 3,714,800 |
| 2025-03 | 3,714,900 |
| 2025-02 | 3,717,500 |
| 2025-01 | 3,723,000 |
| 2024-12 | 3,723,000 |
| 2024-11 | 3,722,900 |
| 2024-10 | 3,726,200 |
| 2024-09 | 3,726,900 |
| 2024-08 | 3,726,900 |
| 2024-07 | 3,725,900 |
| 2024-06 | 3,735,800 |
| 2024-05 | 3,729,500 |
| 2024-04 | 3,722,400 |
| 2024-03 | 3,731,900 |
| 2024-02 | 3,725,000 |
| 2024-01 | 3,725,200 |
| 2023-12 | 3,727,300 |
| 2023-11 | 3,719,600 |
| 2023-10 | 3,720,800 |
| 2023-09 | 3,720,700 |
| 2023-08 | 3,720,400 |
| 2023-07 | 3,716,700 |
| 2023-06 | 3,714,700 |
| 2023-05 | 3,709,000 |
| 2023-04 | 3,705,700 |
| 2023-03 | 3,712,000 |
| 2023-02 | 3,709,000 |
| 2023-01 | 3,707,500 |
| 2022-12 | 3,689,900 |
| 2022-11 | 3,695,500 |
| 2022-10 | 3,687,200 |
| 2022-09 | 3,693,300 |
| 2022-08 | 3,690,600 |
| 2022-07 | 3,689,100 |
| 2022-06 | 3,673,100 |
| 2022-05 | 3,662,800 |
| 2022-04 | 3,665,000 |
| 2022-03 | 3,650,100 |
| 2022-02 | 3,644,700 |
| 2022-01 | 3,624,100 |
| 2021-12 | 3,616,500 |
| 2021-11 | 3,606,100 |
| 2021-10 | 3,595,500 |
| 2021-09 | 3,561,400 |
| 2021-08 | 3,566,700 |
| 2021-07 | 3,557,000 |
| 2021-06 | 3,516,500 |
| 2021-05 | 3,504,100 |
| 2021-04 | 3,494,500 |
| 2021-03 | 3,472,200 |
| 2021-02 | 3,455,900 |
| 2021-01 | 3,442,400 |
| 2020-12 | 3,428,100 |
| 2020-11 | 3,431,100 |
| 2020-10 | 3,414,700 |
| 2020-09 | 3,383,100 |
| 2020-08 | 3,335,700 |
| 2020-07 | 3,274,600 |
| 2020-06 | 3,187,800 |
| 2020-05 | 3,111,000 |
| 2020-04 | 3,056,600 |
| 2020-03 | 3,708,600 |
| 2020-02 | 3,745,900 |
| 2020-01 | 3,735,400 |
| 2019-12 | 3,732,100 |
| 2019-11 | 3,723,900 |
| 2019-10 | 3,719,200 |
| 2019-09 | 3,718,400 |
| 2019-08 | 3,715,000 |
| 2019-07 | 3,713,400 |
| 2019-06 | 3,718,300 |
| 2019-05 | 3,714,000 |
| 2019-04 | 3,710,300 |
| 2019-03 | 3,695,200 |
| 2019-02 | 3,690,900 |
| 2019-01 | 3,683,300 |
| 2018-12 | 3,677,500 |
| 2018-11 | 3,668,000 |
| 2018-10 | 3,665,200 |
| 2018-09 | 3,662,400 |
| 2018-08 | 3,655,400 |
| 2018-07 | 3,653,500 |
| 2018-06 | 3,656,200 |
| 2018-05 | 3,654,100 |
| 2018-04 | 3,649,600 |
| 2018-03 | 3,647,800 |
| 2018-02 | 3,648,900 |
| 2018-01 | 3,635,100 |
| 2017-12 | 3,636,000 |
| 2017-11 | 3,631,400 |
| 2017-10 | 3,626,100 |
| 2017-09 | 3,624,700 |
| 2017-08 | 3,624,000 |
| 2017-07 | 3,621,700 |
| 2017-06 | 3,614,800 |
| 2017-05 | 3,608,400 |
| 2017-04 | 3,606,500 |
| 2017-03 | 3,602,000 |
| 2017-02 | 3,596,000 |
| 2017-01 | 3,595,600 |
| 2016-12 | 3,591,300 |
| 2016-11 | 3,586,400 |
| 2016-10 | 3,580,300 |
| 2016-09 | 3,585,200 |
| 2016-08 | 3,583,400 |
| 2016-07 | 3,580,500 |
| 2016-06 | 3,551,000 |
| 2016-05 | 3,559,100 |
| 2016-04 | 3,559,500 |
| 2016-03 | 3,555,700 |
| 2016-02 | 3,543,800 |
| 2016-01 | 3,538,400 |
| 2015-12 | 3,532,500 |
| 2015-11 | 3,527,400 |
| 2015-10 | 3,521,300 |
| 2015-09 | 3,508,500 |
| 2015-08 | 3,509,200 |
| 2015-07 | 3,509,200 |
| 2015-06 | 3,502,400 |
| 2015-05 | 3,503,300 |
| 2015-04 | 3,480,500 |
| 2015-03 | 3,474,500 |
| 2015-02 | 3,463,400 |
| 2015-01 | 3,470,900 |
| 2014-12 | 3,473,000 |
| 2014-11 | 3,468,000 |
| 2014-10 | 3,456,400 |
| 2014-09 | 3,448,800 |
| 2014-08 | 3,429,400 |
| 2014-07 | 3,433,400 |
| 2014-06 | 3,426,200 |
| 2014-05 | 3,422,800 |
| 2014-04 | 3,418,200 |
| 2014-03 | 3,408,300 |
| 2014-02 | 3,404,700 |
| 2014-01 | 3,396,300 |
| 2013-12 | 3,388,100 |
| 2013-11 | 3,382,600 |
| 2013-10 | 3,380,300 |
| 2013-09 | 3,374,000 |
| 2013-08 | 3,371,500 |
| 2013-07 | 3,364,100 |
| 2013-06 | 3,369,600 |
| 2013-05 | 3,362,700 |
| 2013-04 | 3,357,800 |
| 2013-03 | 3,352,700 |
| 2013-02 | 3,344,200 |
| 2013-01 | 3,337,500 |
| 2012-12 | 3,327,500 |
| 2012-11 | 3,326,800 |
| 2012-10 | 3,320,600 |
| 2012-09 | 3,322,000 |
| 2012-08 | 3,314,600 |
| 2012-07 | 3,310,600 |
| 2012-06 | 3,312,500 |
| 2012-05 | 3,299,900 |
| 2012-04 | 3,296,500 |
| 2012-03 | 3,306,200 |
| 2012-02 | 3,295,600 |
| 2012-01 | 3,293,300 |
| 2011-12 | 3,279,700 |
| 2011-11 | 3,274,900 |
| 2011-10 | 3,273,500 |
| 2011-09 | 3,274,400 |
| 2011-08 | 3,263,600 |
| 2011-07 | 3,267,000 |
| 2011-06 | 3,245,700 |
| 2011-05 | 3,251,600 |
| 2011-04 | 3,250,800 |
| 2011-03 | 3,243,900 |
| 2011-02 | 3,242,500 |
| 2011-01 | 3,240,000 |
| 2010-12 | 3,238,300 |
| 2010-11 | 3,234,600 |
| 2010-10 | 3,233,500 |
| 2010-09 | 3,219,500 |
| 2010-08 | 3,222,200 |
| 2010-07 | 3,220,200 |
| 2010-06 | 3,216,000 |
| 2010-05 | 3,229,900 |
| 2010-04 | 3,214,700 |
| 2010-03 | 3,208,100 |
| 2010-02 | 3,208,000 |
| 2010-01 | 3,213,600 |
| 2009-12 | 3,198,600 |
| 2009-11 | 3,192,400 |
| 2009-10 | 3,190,600 |
| 2009-09 | 3,193,600 |
| 2009-08 | 3,192,400 |
| 2009-07 | 3,192,500 |
| 2009-06 | 3,204,200 |
| 2009-05 | 3,213,700 |
| 2009-04 | 3,217,700 |
| 2009-03 | 3,230,500 |
| 2009-02 | 3,245,600 |
| 2009-01 | 3,253,000 |
| 2008-12 | 3,281,900 |
| 2008-11 | 3,296,300 |
| 2008-10 | 3,308,400 |
| 2008-09 | 3,315,100 |
| 2008-08 | 3,321,400 |
| 2008-07 | 3,325,300 |
| 2008-06 | 3,326,100 |
| 2008-05 | 3,327,500 |
| 2008-04 | 3,331,300 |
| 2008-03 | 3,329,700 |
| 2008-02 | 3,328,900 |
| 2008-01 | 3,325,900 |
| 2007-12 | 3,318,000 |
| 2007-11 | 3,317,800 |
| 2007-10 | 3,312,800 |
| 2007-09 | 3,308,700 |
| 2007-08 | 3,309,000 |
| 2007-07 | 3,308,800 |
| 2007-06 | 3,310,200 |
| 2007-05 | 3,303,500 |
| 2007-04 | 3,297,300 |
| 2007-03 | 3,294,600 |
| 2007-02 | 3,293,900 |
| 2007-01 | 3,294,700 |
| 2006-12 | 3,286,600 |
| 2006-11 | 3,279,700 |
| 2006-10 | 3,277,100 |
| 2006-09 | 3,274,100 |
| 2006-08 | 3,271,500 |
| 2006-07 | 3,269,800 |
| 2006-06 | 3,266,800 |
| 2006-05 | 3,259,900 |
| 2006-04 | 3,263,800 |
| 2006-03 | 3,259,100 |
| 2006-02 | 3,253,700 |
| 2006-01 | 3,250,800 |
| 2005-12 | 3,245,200 |
| 2005-11 | 3,242,000 |
| 2005-10 | 3,234,300 |
| 2005-09 | 3,241,200 |
| 2005-08 | 3,236,100 |
| 2005-07 | 3,235,200 |
| 2005-06 | 3,227,300 |
| 2005-05 | 3,229,000 |
| 2005-04 | 3,227,300 |
| 2005-03 | 3,218,200 |
| 2005-02 | 3,223,900 |
| 2005-01 | 3,215,500 |
| 2004-12 | 3,219,000 |
| 2004-11 | 3,217,600 |
| 2004-10 | 3,218,300 |
| 2004-09 | 3,218,300 |
| 2004-08 | 3,215,300 |
| 2004-07 | 3,214,900 |
| 2004-06 | 3,212,700 |
| 2004-05 | 3,212,000 |
| 2004-04 | 3,208,700 |
| 2004-03 | 3,209,400 |
| 2004-02 | 3,202,000 |
| 2004-01 | 3,195,000 |
| 2003-12 | 3,195,100 |
| 2003-11 | 3,203,900 |
| 2003-10 | 3,201,100 |
| 2003-09 | 3,213,300 |
| 2003-08 | 3,207,300 |
| 2003-07 | 3,211,100 |
| 2003-06 | 3,212,400 |
| 2003-05 | 3,217,800 |
| 2003-04 | 3,218,700 |
| 2003-03 | 3,219,400 |
| 2003-02 | 3,223,200 |
| 2003-01 | 3,236,000 |
| 2002-12 | 3,247,300 |
| 2002-11 | 3,252,300 |
| 2002-10 | 3,255,900 |
| 2002-09 | 3,265,600 |
| 2002-08 | 3,268,100 |
| 2002-07 | 3,272,300 |
| 2002-06 | 3,274,500 |
| 2002-05 | 3,277,900 |
| 2002-04 | 3,281,400 |
| 2002-03 | 3,288,200 |
| 2002-02 | 3,287,900 |
| 2002-01 | 3,295,300 |
| 2001-12 | 3,297,000 |
| 2001-11 | 3,301,900 |
| 2001-10 | 3,313,700 |
| 2001-09 | 3,327,700 |
| 2001-08 | 3,340,400 |
| 2001-07 | 3,345,300 |
| 2001-06 | 3,362,000 |
| 2001-05 | 3,368,400 |
| 2001-04 | 3,374,000 |
| 2001-03 | 3,385,500 |
| 2001-02 | 3,395,100 |
| 2001-01 | 3,393,000 |
| 2000-12 | 3,381,000 |
| 2000-11 | 3,373,300 |
| 2000-10 | 3,366,200 |
| 2000-09 | 3,356,600 |
| 2000-08 | 3,344,300 |
| 2000-07 | 3,348,600 |
| 2000-06 | 3,332,800 |
| 2000-05 | 3,326,200 |
| 2000-04 | 3,323,800 |
| 2000-03 | 3,310,300 |
| 2000-02 | 3,302,400 |
| 2000-01 | 3,294,600 |
| 1999-12 | 3,286,100 |
| 1999-11 | 3,277,000 |
| 1999-10 | 3,273,900 |
| 1999-09 | 3,262,400 |
| 1999-08 | 3,258,700 |
| 1999-07 | 3,255,400 |
| 1999-06 | 3,248,000 |
| 1999-05 | 3,239,700 |
| 1999-04 | 3,240,900 |
| 1999-03 | 3,227,600 |
| 1999-02 | 3,221,000 |
| 1999-01 | 3,206,700 |
| 1998-12 | 3,215,000 |
| 1998-11 | 3,207,300 |
| 1998-10 | 3,200,400 |
| 1998-09 | 3,198,200 |
| 1998-08 | 3,195,600 |
| 1998-07 | 3,189,200 |
| 1998-06 | 3,182,300 |
| 1998-05 | 3,181,000 |
| 1998-04 | 3,173,300 |
| 1998-03 | 3,171,600 |
| 1998-02 | 3,165,000 |
| 1998-01 | 3,155,600 |
| 1997-12 | 3,155,900 |
| 1997-11 | 3,140,800 |
| 1997-10 | 3,132,700 |
| 1997-09 | 3,124,100 |
| 1997-08 | 3,115,300 |
| 1997-07 | 3,111,200 |
| 1997-06 | 3,116,400 |
| 1997-05 | 3,111,800 |
| 1997-04 | 3,103,900 |
| 1997-03 | 3,103,400 |
| 1997-02 | 3,091,200 |
| 1997-01 | 3,087,500 |
| 1996-12 | 3,078,200 |
| 1996-11 | 3,076,200 |
| 1996-10 | 3,064,800 |
| 1996-09 | 3,057,500 |
| 1996-08 | 3,050,400 |
| 1996-07 | 3,043,000 |
| 1996-06 | 3,040,200 |
| 1996-05 | 3,033,800 |
| 1996-04 | 3,024,100 |
| 1996-03 | 3,019,500 |
| 1996-02 | 3,014,600 |
| 1996-01 | 3,000,900 |
| 1995-12 | 3,012,900 |
| 1995-11 | 3,007,300 |
| 1995-10 | 3,004,300 |
| 1995-09 | 2,996,000 |
| 1995-08 | 2,989,500 |
| 1995-07 | 2,979,400 |
| 1995-06 | 2,973,400 |
| 1995-05 | 2,969,000 |
| 1995-04 | 2,972,100 |
| 1995-03 | 2,967,900 |
| 1995-02 | 2,960,400 |
| 1995-01 | 2,956,100 |
| 1994-12 | 2,950,500 |
| 1994-11 | 2,941,600 |
| 1994-10 | 2,931,200 |
| 1994-09 | 2,927,200 |
| 1994-08 | 2,917,300 |
| 1994-07 | 2,910,100 |
| 1994-06 | 2,904,400 |
| 1994-05 | 2,896,100 |
| 1994-04 | 2,889,800 |
| 1994-03 | 2,880,600 |
| 1994-02 | 2,874,600 |
| 1994-01 | 2,872,900 |
| 1993-12 | 2,874,000 |
| 1993-11 | 2,868,400 |
| 1993-10 | 2,864,800 |
| 1993-09 | 2,855,300 |
| 1993-08 | 2,853,100 |
| 1993-07 | 2,850,200 |
| 1993-06 | 2,842,500 |
| 1993-05 | 2,839,100 |
| 1993-04 | 2,830,700 |
| 1993-03 | 2,812,400 |
| 1993-02 | 2,818,600 |
| 1993-01 | 2,815,500 |
| 1992-12 | 2,805,800 |
| 1992-11 | 2,808,000 |
| 1992-10 | 2,806,400 |
| 1992-09 | 2,800,000 |
| 1992-08 | 2,795,300 |
| 1992-07 | 2,795,900 |
| 1992-06 | 2,795,800 |
| 1992-05 | 2,796,600 |
| 1992-04 | 2,788,900 |
| 1992-03 | 2,795,500 |
| 1992-02 | 2,796,000 |
| 1992-01 | 2,794,700 |
| 1991-12 | 2,795,900 |
| 1991-11 | 2,796,000 |
| 1991-10 | 2,800,400 |
| 1991-09 | 2,803,100 |
| 1991-08 | 2,810,600 |
| 1991-07 | 2,815,100 |
| 1991-06 | 2,830,200 |
| 1991-05 | 2,828,000 |
| 1991-04 | 2,837,200 |
| 1991-03 | 2,850,000 |
| 1991-02 | 2,858,300 |
| 1991-01 | 2,877,100 |
| 1990-12 | 2,917,900 |
| 1990-11 | 2,927,400 |
| 1990-10 | 2,939,100 |
| 1990-09 | 2,963,100 |
| 1990-08 | 2,974,700 |
| 1990-07 | 2,987,100 |
| 1990-06 | 3,002,800 |
| 1990-05 | 3,010,500 |
| 1990-04 | 3,015,600 |
| 1990-03 | 3,036,700 |
| 1990-02 | 3,042,400 |
| 1990-01 | 3,046,900 |