Policies by State:

Key : Less or later than national average · More or earlier than national average

Policies to prevent COVID

Mask order

MA: 5/6/20–5/29/21
National Average: 7/3/20–Ongoing
4/8/20
Ongoing

Stay-at-home order

MA: 3/24/20–5/18/20
National Average: 3/27/20–10/18/20
3/19/20
Ongoing

Restaurant closures and reopenings

MA: 3/17/20–11/6/20
National Average: 3/20/20–1/27/22
3/16/20
Ongoing

Bar closures and reopenings

MA: 3/17/20–5/18/20
National Average: 3/19/20–3/2/21
3/15/20
Ongoing

Policies to address economic precarity

Quarantine for out-of-state travelers

MA: 3/27/20–3/22/21
National Average: 4/24/20–1/2/22
3/25/20
Ongoing

Unemployment insurance amount

MA: 823.00
National Average: 479.43
235.00
823.00

Eviction freezes

MA: 3/13/20–Ongoing
National Average: 3/21/20–1/15/23
3/13/20
Ongoing

Minimum wage

MA: 12.75
National Average: 9.22
7.25
15.00