Leominster-Gardner, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Leominster fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Leominster peaked in December 2009 at 11.2% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Leominster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Massachusetts	3.0%	-0.1	-0.6
Leominster	3.4%	-0.2	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 8,178. There are now 5,377 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Leominster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Leominster, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Leominster	2,801	-190	-486

Number of Unemployed Persons

Leominster, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Leominster Unemployment Rate	Leominster Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.4%	2,801
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.6%	2,991
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.6%	2,930
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.5%	2,882
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.8%	3,125
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.8%	3,096
August 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.2%	3,393
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.2%	3,425
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	4.2%	3,413
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.1%	3,283
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.1%	3,319