Despite the recent rebound, net job loss is still below the worst point from the Great Recession.

Change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs, by months after the pre-recession peak. Massachusetts.

Pre-recession baseline for the Great Recession is April 2008; pre-recession baseline for COVID-19 Recession is Feb. 2020.
State labor estimates from 1990-2021 were revised by BLS on March 12, 2021.

Chart: Boston Indicators Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Get the data