Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.2% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 15,800 roles, based on the most recently available information published in August 2022.

Total employment in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH market rose by 33,014 jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 3.2%. The national unemployment rate increased by 46 bps over the same time to 3.8%.

  • Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH unemployment rate is 64 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
  • Unemployment in the market is 260 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
  • Average wages (per hour) grew in June versus prior month by 4.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
Month over Month Unemployment Change
Year over Year Unemployment Change
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Unemployment June 2022

For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.1% . Key sectors include:

  • Education & Healthcare: 592,000; -5,700
  • Business Services: 551,100; +9,400
  • Transportation & Utilities: 415,600; +5,900
  • Government: 302,700; -5,900
  • Restaurants & Hotels: 268,200; +15,800
  • Manufacturing: 185,400; +1,000
  • Financial Services: 179,900; +1,600
  • Construction, Mining: 134,200; +3,900
  • Other Jobs: 98,700; +3,400
  • IT & Development: 87,300; +1,700
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Unemployment by Industry June 2022

Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through June 2022 (Data published August 2022 and reports created on August 3, 2022).  Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.

Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.