Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsfield peaked in February 2010 at 9.2% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in December 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Pittsfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Massachusetts	3.5%	0.0	-0.4
Pittsfield	4.4%	+0.2	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 4,204. There are now 2,325 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,518 in December 2016, the number of unemployed has now grown by 361.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	1,879	+87	+11

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.4%	1,879
January 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.2%	1,792
December 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.3%	1,831
November 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.5%	1,939
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.6%	1,968
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	4.5%	1,949
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	4.7%	2,053
July 2017	4.3%	3.7%	4.9%	2,112
June 2017	4.3%	3.8%	5.1%	2,210
May 2017	4.3%	3.8%	5.2%	2,283
April 2017	4.4%	3.9%	4.8%	2,101