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Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers, Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Marginally Attached Workers for Massachusetts (U6UNEM6MA)

Observations

Q2 2026: 7.5
Updated: Aug 27, 2026 1:21 PM CDT
Q2 2026:  7.5  
Q1 2026:  7.6  
Q4 2025:  7.6  
Q3 2025:  7.2  
Q2 2025:  7.3  

Units:

Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

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Title Release Dates
Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers, Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Marginally Attached Workers for Massachusetts 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Release    
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Units    
Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Frequency    
Quarterly 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2015-04-24 2026-07-24
 
Notes    
U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS).

The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers.

Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

2015-04-24 2026-07-23
U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS).

The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers.

Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

Where applicable, estimates are 11-month averages that exclude October 2025. Data for October were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. As a result, these estimates are not strictly comparable with averages for other time periods.

2026-07-24 2026-07-24

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