Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Suffolk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Suffolk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Suffolk County: 6.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,622 | Lucas County, OH | 6.3% |
| #2,623 | District of Columbia, DC | 6.3% |
| #2,624 | Hancock County, TN | 6.3% |
| #2,625 | Suffolk County, MA | 6.3% |
| #2,626 | Mercer County, NJ | 6.3% |
| #2,627 | Clay County, AR | 6.3% |
| #2,628 | Monroe County, MS | 6.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, which ranks #2,625 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Massachusetts, Suffolk County ranks #13 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 19th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.