Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Leominster fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Leominster peaked in October 2009 at 11.2% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Leominster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Massachusetts	6.8%	-0.2	-1.5
Leominster	9.1%	-0.3	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Leominster, Massachusetts, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Leominster, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Leominster peaked in January 2010 at 8,258. There are now 1,612 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Leominster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Leominster, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Leominster	6,646	-230	-1,386

Number of Unemployed Persons

Leominster, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Leominster Unemployment Rate	Leominster Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.8%	9.1%	6,646
November 2011	8.7%	7.0%	9.4%	6,876
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	9.8%	7,130
September 2011	9.0%	7.3%	9.9%	7,211
August 2011	9.1%	7.4%	10.0%	7,332
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	10.3%	7,549
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	10.4%	7,617
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	10.4%	7,637
April 2011	9.0%	7.8%	10.5%	7,745
March 2011	8.9%	8.0%	10.6%	7,842
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	10.8%	7,945
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	10.8%	7,995