# Counties in Massachusetts by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/massachusetts-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Nantucket County | 71.8 |
| 2 | Middlesex County | 69.9 |
| 3 | Suffolk County | 69.8 |
| 4 | Norfolk County | 69.2 |
| 5 | Essex County | 67.5 |
| 6 | Dukes County | 67.3 |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 66.7 |
| 8 | Worcester County | 66.5 |
| 9 | Bristol County | 65.2 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 62.4 |
| 11 | Hampshire County | 61.5 |
| 12 | Berkshire County | 60.5 |
| 13 | Hampden County | 60.1 |
| 14 | Barnstable County | 58.3 |