Labor Force in the Bellingham Area
Labor Employed Unemployed Rate
| BELLINGHAM | 7,344 | 6,793 | 551 | 7.5% |
| Blackstone | 3,009 | 2,713 | 296 | 9.8 |
| Franklin | 9,076 | 8,452 | 624 | 6.9 |
| Hopedale | 2,499 | 2,269 | 230 | 9.2 |
| Medway | 4,395 | 4,188 | 207 | 4.7 |
| Mendon | 1,971 | 1,898 | 73 | 3.7 |
| Milford | 15,671 | 14,374 | 1,297 | 8.3 |
| Woonsocket | 23,326 | 21,027 | 2,299 | 9.9 |
| Wrentham | 3,316 | 3,120 | 196 | 5.9 |
| TOTAL | 70,607 | 64,834 | 5,773 | 7.3 |
Massachusetts average unemployment 6.9%
SOURCE: Massachusetts Department of Employment Security (1983)