Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsfield peaked in February 2010 at 9.2% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Pittsfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Massachusetts	3.5%	-0.1	0.0
Pittsfield	4.0%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 March 2010 at 4,177. There are now 2,374 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,722 in December 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 81.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	1,803	+5	-13

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	4.0%	1,803
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.0%	1,798
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.3%	1,919
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.3%	1,937
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	4.4%	1,949
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.4%	1,958
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.4%	1,926
March 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.4%	1,909
February 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.3%	1,875
January 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.1%	1,777
December 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.0%	1,722