Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
6.3% +18.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,625 of 3,222
19th percentile

How Suffolk County Compares

Suffolk County
6.3%
Massachusetts Average
6.3%
Rank #13 of 14 in state
National
5.3%
18.7% above

National Distribution

Where Suffolk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.