Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.3%
Rank #2,625/3,222 · #13 in MA
19th
Suffolk 6.3%
MA 5.1% +22.3%
US 5.3% +18.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Suffolk County's unemployment rate of 6.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Suffolk County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Suffolk County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,625 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #13 of 14. This places it in the 19th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.