Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 9.6% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Springfield 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
Springfield	7.9%	-0.2	-1.4

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: Springfield, Massachusetts, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in February 2010 at 33,353. There are now 6,074 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Springfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Springfield, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	27,279	-890	-5,287

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.8%	7.9%	27,279
November 2011	8.7%	7.0%	8.1%	28,169
October 2011	8.9%	7.3%	8.4%	29,169
September 2011	9.0%	7.3%	8.5%	29,544
August 2011	9.1%	7.4%	8.7%	30,004
July 2011	9.1%	7.6%	8.8%	30,594
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	8.8%	30,819
May 2011	9.0%	7.6%	8.9%	31,019
April 2011	9.0%	7.8%	9.0%	31,495
March 2011	8.9%	8.0%	9.1%	31,854
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	9.2%	32,190
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.3%	32,381