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Only counties with at least 20,000 private-sector jobs in 2022 are ranked.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Suffolk County has the largest share of jobs in AI-exposed sectors in New England: 37% of its private-sector jobs, against 17% in the typical large county.","minN":20000,"rows":[{"n":631022,"bar":1,"key":"25025","sub":"MA","href":"/places/massachusetts/county/suffolk-county","name":"Suffolk County","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Private-sector jobs, 2025","value":"631,022"},{"label":"Largest exposed sector","value":"Professional & technical (16% of jobs)"},{"label":"Job growth since 2022","value":"+1.2%"}],"value":0.3670410857307669,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"37%"},{"n":811193,"bar":0.9550040058901431,"key":"25017","sub":"MA","href":"/places/massachusetts/county/middlesex-county","name":"Middlesex County","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Private-sector jobs, 2025","value":"811,193"},{"label":"Largest exposed sector","value":"Professional & technical (18% of 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Jobs come from BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025.","Exposure describes the mix of a local economy, not a forecast of lost jobs. 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