Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Springfield fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate for Springfield in April 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Springfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Massachusetts	16.6%	+0.4	+13.7
Springfield	15.5%	0.0	+11.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 53,176.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Springfield	53,176	+1,929	+39,191

Number of Unemployed Persons

Springfield, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployment Rate	Springfield Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	17.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.6%	15.5%	53,176
April 2020	14.7%	16.2%	15.5%	51,247
March 2020	4.4%	2.8%	3.1%	11,672
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.5%	13,170
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	3.5%	13,166
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.4%	13,065
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.5%	13,191
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	3.5%	13,341
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.6%	13,490
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	3.6%	13,628