Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 17.4%. 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 April 2020 at 17.8% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pittsfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Massachusetts	16.6%	+0.4	+13.7
Pittsfield	17.4%	-0.4	+13.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 6,950. There are now 38 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	6,912	-38	+5,289

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	17.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.6%	17.4%	6,912
April 2020	14.7%	16.2%	17.8%	6,950
March 2020	4.4%	2.8%	3.4%	1,435
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.4%	1,467
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	3.4%	1,474
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.3%	1,432
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.4%	1,463
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	3.5%	1,499
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.6%	1,538
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	3.7%	1,574