Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Springfield peaked in January 2010 at 9.6% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Massachusetts	3.5%	-0.1	0.0
Springfield	4.1%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 18,893 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,861 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 896.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	15,757	-42	-1

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.5%	4.1%	15,757
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.1%	15,799
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.4%	16,733
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.5%	17,037
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	4.4%	16,880
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.3%	16,292
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.4%	16,402
March 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.3%	16,193
February 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.2%	15,695
January 2018	4.1%	3.5%	4.0%	14,861
December 2017	4.1%	3.5%	4.1%	15,092