Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield rose 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsfield peaked in January 2010 at 9.1% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in March 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Pittsfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Massachusetts	2.9%	0.0	-0.4
Pittsfield	3.7%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 February 2010 at 4,139. There are now 2,533 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,574 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 32.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	1,606	+32	-145

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.7%	1,606
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.6%	1,574
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.7%	1,609
May 2019	3.6%	3.0%	3.7%	1,608
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.6%	1,574
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.6%	1,597
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.7%	1,635
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.8%	1,680
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.9%	1,698
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.9%	1,691
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.8%	1,687