Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsfield fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.5%. 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 5.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pittsfield 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
Pittsfield	3.5%	-0.3	-0.8

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: 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 2,631 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsfield	1,546	-135	-329

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployment Rate	Pittsfield Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.5%	1,546
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.8%	1,681
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.9%	1,731
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.9%	1,731
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	4.0%	1,804
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.0%	1,798
August 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.3%	1,919
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.3%	1,937
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	4.4%	1,949
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.4%	1,958
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.4%	1,926