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Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 12.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Massachusetts 2.6% 0.0 -1.1
Springfield 3.0% -0.1 -1.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Springfield, Massachusetts, National

Springfield, Massachusetts monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in May 2020 at 54,959. There are now 43,963 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Springfield 10,996 -306 -4,914

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Massachusetts
Unemployment Rate
Springfield
Unemployment Rate
Springfield
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 2.8%
September
2023
3.8% 2.6% 3.0% 10,996
August
2023
3.8% 2.6% 3.1% 11,302
July
2023
3.5% 2.5% 3.2% 11,740
June
2023
3.6% 2.6% 3.4% 12,509
May
2023
3.7% 2.8% 3.6% 13,440
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.9% 14,517
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 4.2% 15,483
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.2% 15,678
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 4.2% 15,678
December
2022
3.5% 3.7% 4.3% 15,927
November
2022
3.6% 3.7% 4.3% 15,939

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.