Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development supports Massachusetts jobseekers, workers, and employers. We cultivate a skilled workforce for various industries, support economic stability for workers affected by job loss, injury, or illness, and protect workers' rights, health, safety, wages, and working conditions.

Important Updates

Work Ready Massachusetts

Looking for talent? Among strategies to build the workforce for Massachusetts employers, join the Healey-Driscoll Administration to match new arrivals who are work-ready with employment opportunities. Learn more.

Massachusetts' Workforce Agenda: Meeting the Moment to Attract, Retain, and Develop a Future Workforce

Massachusetts' Workforce Agenda is part of the 2024 – 2028 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan filed by Massachusetts with the US Department of Labor, aligning workforce strategies across state government and with workforce partners and creating a unified approach to attract, retain, and develop a future workforce.

View Workforce Agenda 

At a Glance - Massachusetts Labor Market

3.0%  Current Unemployment Rate
18,300  New jobs in January

Preliminary  

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Press Release

Massachusetts Celebrates Women in Construction Week 

3/08/2024 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Week of March 3rd highlights and promotes the role of women in the construction industry.

Press Release

Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for January 2024 

3/08/2024 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

The 2023 labor force increased by 22,200; Unemployment at 3.0%

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Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

Secretary Lauren Jones' Official Headshot

Lauren Jones was sworn in as Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development by Governor Healey on January 17, 2023. She previously held roles with the City of Boston under Mayor Walsh and in state government during the Patrick-Murray Administration. Click here to learn more about Secretary Jones.

Follow the Secretary on Instagram and Threads account for a look at how Team Massachusetts is reimagining the workforce. 

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Address

One Ashburton Place, Suite 2112, Boston, MA 02108

Fax

(617) 727-1090
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