Worcester, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Worcester fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate for Worcester in April 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Worcester 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
Worcester	14.6%	0.0	+11.3

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: Worcester, Massachusetts, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Worcester, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Worcester in May 2020 is at a new high of 49,350.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Worcester	49,350	+1,451	+37,543

Number of Unemployed Persons

Worcester, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Worcester Unemployment Rate	Worcester Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	17.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.6%	14.6%	49,350
April 2020	14.7%	16.2%	14.6%	47,899
March 2020	4.4%	2.8%	2.8%	10,306
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.1%	11,230
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	3.1%	11,166
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.0%	11,029
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.0%	11,095
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	3.1%	11,190
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.1%	11,294
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	3.1%	11,405