Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.5%. 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 9.5% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in July 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Massachusetts	2.9%	0.0	-0.4
Springfield	3.5%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 34,579. There are now 20,852 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	13,727	-2	-1,535

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.5%	13,727
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.5%	13,729
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.6%	14,080
May 2019	3.6%	3.0%	3.7%	14,151
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.6%	13,949
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.7%	14,120
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.7%	14,287
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.8%	14,593
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.8%	14,715
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.8%	14,678
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.8%	14,697