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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Table

Northeast - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in the United States, Northeast, and Puerto Rico, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 Mar
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Mar 2025 to
Mar 2026
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 170,641 (1)170,465 170,483 170,087 -554 -0.3

Northeast

 (r)29,715.0 29,886.2 29,881.7 29,854.5 (r)139.4 (r)0.5

New England

 (r)8,324.3 8,280.7 8,262.7 8,235.1 (r)-89.1 (r)-1.1

Connecticut

 (r)1,942.2 1,931.3 1,929.1 (p)1,921.3 (p)(r)-20.9 (p)(r)-1.1

Maine

 (r)708.7 709.1 708.3 (p)706.8 (p)(r)-1.9 (p)(r)-0.3

Massachusetts

 (r)3,952.6 3,926.7 3,915.3 (p)3,900.3 (p)(r)-52.3 (p)(r)-1.3

New Hampshire

 (r)774.8 777.4 777.2 (p)777.2 (p)(r)2.4 (p)(r)0.3

Rhode Island

 (r)594.6 591.0 588.9 (p)587.2 (p)(r)-7.5 (p)(r)-1.3

Vermont

 (r)351.2 345.4 344.0 (p)342.5 (p)(r)-8.6 (p)(r)-2.5

Middle Atlantic

 (r)21,390.8 21,605.5 21,619.0 21,619.4 (r)228.6 (r)1.1

New Jersey

 (r)4,898.4 4,918.0 4,912.3 (p)4,906.9 (p)(r)8.4 (p)(r)0.2

New York

 (r)9,966.4 10,104.6 10,119.4 (p)10,119.5 (p)(r)153.2 (p)(r)1.5

Pennsylvania

 (r)6,525.8 6,582.9 6,587.2 (p)6,593.0 (p)(r)67.2 (p)(r)1.0

Puerto Rico

 (r)1,231.0 1,233.8 1,234.5 1,234.5 (r)3.5 (r)0.3

Footnotes
(1) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployed in the United States, Northeast, and Puerto Rico, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 Mar
2025		 Jan
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Mar 2026
Net
change		 Percent
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United States

 7,132 (1)7,368 7,571 7,239 107 1.5

Northeast

 (r)1,254.4 1,359.7 1,358.9 1,341.9 (r)87.5 (r)7.0

New England

 (r)328.1 357.7 360.7 358.9 (r)30.8 (r)9.4

Connecticut

 (r)72.5 86.9 90.5 (p)92.6 (p)(r)20.1 (p)(r)27.7

Maine

 (r)23.6 23.4 23.0 (p)22.3 (p)(r)-1.3 (p)(r)-5.6

Massachusetts

 (r)171.5 186.3 186.1 (p)183.4 (p)(r)11.9 (p)(r)6.9

New Hampshire

 (r)24.5 25.2 24.9 (p)24.3 (p)(r)-0.1 (p)(r)-0.4

Rhode Island

 (r)26.6 26.8 27.2 (p)27.4 (p)(r)0.8 (p)(r)2.9

Vermont

 (r)9.2 9.2 9.1 (p)8.9 (p)(r)-0.2 (p)(r)-2.5

Middle Atlantic

 (r)926.3 1,002.0 998.1 983.0 (r)56.7 (r)6.1

New Jersey

 (r)249.3 254.6 248.5 (p)240.9 (p)(r)-8.3 (p)(r)-3.3

New York

 (r)406.0 465.3 470.5 (p)466.1 (p)(r)60.1 (p)(r)14.8

Pennsylvania

 (r)271.0 282.1 279.2 (p)276.0 (p)(r)5.0 (p)(r)1.8

Puerto Rico

 (r)67.0 69.8 69.5 69.1 (r)2.1 (r)3.1

Footnotes
(1) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in the United States, Northeast, and Puerto Rico, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Net change
Mar 2025 to
Mar 2026

United States

 4.2 (1)4.3 4.4 4.3 0.1

Northeast

 (r)4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 (r)0.3

New England

 (r)3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 (r)0.5

Connecticut

 (r)3.7 4.5 4.7 (p)4.8 (p)(r)1.1

Maine

 (r)3.3 3.3 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)(r)-0.1

Massachusetts

 (r)4.3 4.7 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)(r)0.4

New Hampshire

 (r)3.2 3.2 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)(r)-0.1

Rhode Island

 (r)4.5 4.5 4.6 (p)4.7 (p)(r)0.2

Vermont

 (r)2.6 2.7 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)(r)0.0

Middle Atlantic

 (r)4.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 (r)0.2

New Jersey

 (r)5.1 5.2 5.1 (p)4.9 (p)(r)-0.2

New York

 (r)4.1 4.6 4.6 (p)4.6 (p)(r)0.5

Pennsylvania

 (r)4.2 4.3 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)(r)0.0

Puerto Rico

 (r)5.4 5.7 5.6 5.6 (r)0.2

Footnotes
(1) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates by selected Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the Northeast and Puerto Rico, not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Mar 2025 to
Mar 2026

Connecticut

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury

 3.9 5.3 (p)5.7    

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

 4.1 5.4 (p)5.7    

New Haven

 4.0 5.5 (p)5.7    

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

 3.9 5.4 (p)5.6    

Waterbury-Shelton

 4.7 6.3 (p)6.6    

Maine

Bangor

 4.0 4.1 (p)3.9    

Lewiston-Auburn

 3.8 3.9 (p)3.6    

Portland-South Portland, ME

 3.2 3.2 (p)3.0    

Massachusetts

Amherst Town

 4.7 4.9 (p)4.8    

Barnstable Town

 7.1 7.4 (p)7.5    

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

 4.5 4.8 (p)4.6    

Boston(1)

 4.6 4.9 (p)4.8    

Cambridge-Newton-Framingham

 4.5 4.8 (p)4.7    

Pittsfield

 5.2 5.6 (p)5.6    

Springfield MA

 6.0 6.3 (p)6.2    

Worcester MA

 5.1 5.3 (p)5.2    

New Hampshire

Manchester-Nashua

 3.7 4.1 (p)3.8    

New York

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

 3.5 3.8 (p)4.1    

Binghamton

 4.3 4.8 (p)5.1    

Buffalo-Cheektowaga

 4.3 4.7 (p)5.1    

Elmira

 4.2 4.2 (p)4.7    

Glens Falls

 4.3 4.7 (p)5.1    

Ithaca

 3.3 3.6 (p)3.8    

Kingston

 3.8 4.1 (p)4.5    

Kiryas Joel

 3.7 3.9 (p)4.2    

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 4.4 4.8 (p)5.3    

Nassau County-Suffolk County(1)

 3.5 3.8 (p)4.2    

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(1)

 4.4 5.1 (p)5.6    

New York City

 (r)4.7 5.5 6.0 (p)4.9 (p)(r)0.2

Rochester

 3.9 4.3 (p)4.6    

Syracuse

 3.9 4.3 (p)4.6    

Utica-Rome

 4.2 4.6 (p)4.9    

Watertown-Fort Drum

 5.2 5.8 (p)6.3    

Rhode Island

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

 5.4 5.7 (p)5.9    

Vermont

Burlington-South Burlington

 2.3 2.7 (p)2.5    

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla

 6.8 7.2 (p)6.9    

Arecibo

 5.5 6.1 (p)5.9    

Guayama

 8.6 9.0 (p)8.7    

Mayaguez

 7.7 8.5 (p)7.9    

Ponce

 8.0 8.6 (p)8.3    

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas

 4.3 4.4 (p)4.3    

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in selected Northeast states, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 Mar
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2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Mar 2025 to
Mar 2026
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 158,377 158,592 (p)158,459 (p)158,637 (p)260 (p)0.2

Connecticut

 1,717.6 1,721.2 1,717.2 (p)1,717.3 (p)-0.3 (p)0.0

Maine

 661.0 660.7 661.2 (p)661.0 (p)0.0 (p)0.0

Massachusetts

 3,714.9 3,707.7 3,700.6 (p)3,707.4 (p)-7.5 (p)-0.2

New Hampshire

 703.5 698.4 698.1 (p)697.7 (p)-5.8 (p)-0.8

New York

 9,986.9 10,000.6 9,977.1 (p)9,978.5 (p)-8.4 (p)-0.1

Rhode Island

 515.9 514.7 514.1 (p)514.6 (p)-1.3 (p)-0.3

Vermont

 312.4 311.8 311.5 (p)311.5 (p)-0.9 (p)-0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.