Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield fell 0.5 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsfield peaked in January 2010 at 8.5% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pittsfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Massachusetts	6.5%	-0.4	-1.0
Pittsfield	6.6%	-0.5	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pittsfield peaked in December 2010 at 3,384. There are now 799 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Pittsfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	2,585	-179	-601

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.5%	6.6%	2,585
February 2012	8.3%	6.9%	7.1%	2,764
January 2012	8.3%	6.9%	7.0%	2,773
December 2011	8.5%	6.9%	6.9%	2,780
November 2011	8.7%	7.0%	6.9%	2,817
October 2011	8.9%	7.1%	7.1%	2,884
September 2011	9.0%	7.2%	7.0%	2,864
August 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.1%	2,868
July 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.3%	2,919
June 2011	9.1%	7.4%	7.5%	2,947
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.6%	2,995
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.8%	3,075