Massachusetts
Massachusetts’s unemployment rate was 4.3% in September 2026, above the national rate of 4.2%.
Unemployment rate
4.3%
September 2026 · U.S. 4.2%
Home price growth
3.2%
Q2 2026 · U.S. 3.0%
Median household income
$118,500
2025 · U.S. $87,460
Personal income per person
$98,700
2025 · U.S. $76,994
Population
7.15M
2025
Unemployment rate
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, with the national figure for comparison.
Massachusetts
Shaded: U.S. recessions (NBER)Massachusetts United States
Home price growth
FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, change from a year earlier, with the national figure for comparison.
Massachusetts
Shaded: U.S. recessions (NBER)Massachusetts United States
Other states
Same measures, every state and D.C.
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Sources: BLS, BEA, Census Bureau and FHFA via FRED. State unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted model estimates and are revised each spring.