Worcester, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Worcester fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Worcester peaked in December 2009 at 9.5% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Worcester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	0.0	-0.2
Massachusetts	3.0%	0.0	-0.5
Worcester	3.3%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2019 data as April 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 peaked in January 2010 at 31,332. There are now 19,361 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Worcester	11,971	-94	-1,761

Number of Unemployed Persons

Worcester, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Worcester Unemployment Rate	Worcester Unemployed
April 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.3%	11,971
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.3%	12,065
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.4%	12,291
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.4%	12,364
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.4%	12,335
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.4%	12,350
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.4%	12,532
August 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.5%	12,786
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	13,072
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	3.7%	13,335
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	13,526