Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield 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 Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 9.6% and is now 6.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Springfield 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
Springfield	3.5%	-0.3	-0.7

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: Springfield, Massachusetts, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Springfield peaked in February 2010 at 34,650. There are now 20,903 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	13,747	-997	-1,948

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.5%	13,747
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.8%	14,744
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.8%	14,533
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.8%	14,622
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	4.1%	15,757
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.1%	15,799
August 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.4%	16,733
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.5%	17,037
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	4.4%	16,880
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.3%	16,292
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.4%	16,402