Providing Workforce Development Leadership
The MassHire South Shore Workforce Board is charged with providing workforce development leadership in the South Shore region. The South Shore Workforce Board provides relevant information regarding the workforce system and presents key findings and recommendations that support regional leaders and help stakeholders make informed decisions about how to strengthen the region’s workforce system.
Workforce and Labor Market Data
Massachusetts Labor Force and Unemployment Rates
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Monthly Newsletter
Specific unemployment rate information for a city/town within the South South Shore may be found via the chart below. Simply hover over the area on the map for that city/town’s specific data:
Massachusetts' unemployment rate remains higher than the country.
BLACK AND LATINX WORKERS
WOMEN
LOWER WAGE WORKERS
WORKERS WITHOUT A COLLEGE DEGREE
YOUNGER AND OLDER WORKERS
SERVICE SECTOR WORKERS (AMONG MANY OTHERS)
Local unemployment rates across Massachusetts show where these populations are concentrated.
Labor Market Information
Major data sources
Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
Key state data sources
Internet Links for State and Local Employment Projections
State Labor Market Information Locator – Career OneStop
Access to State Labor Market Information
Other key sources
Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL)
Key Organizations and Offices
Projections Managing Partnership
Economic Data – FRED Federal Reserve Economic Data St. Louis Fed
U.S. Dept. Of Commerce-Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Reports of Interest to Data Providers
State LMI Annual Reports / State Economic Analysis Annual Reports