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Unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA

Unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA was 994 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.6% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons994
Change on 2024+11.6%
Rank37th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high2,7971991
Series low7482000

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Unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,682 persons1991: 2,797 persons1992: 2,718 persons1993: 2,124 persons1994: 1,969 persons1995: 1,538 persons1996: 1,227 persons1997: 1,185 persons1998: 952 persons1999: 956 persons2000: 748 persons2001: 901 persons2002: 1,127 persons2003: 1,230 persons2004: 1,121 persons2005: 1,038 persons2006: 1,030 persons2007: 1,035 persons2008: 1,230 persons2009: 1,874 persons2010: 1,993 persons2011: 1,861 persons2012: 1,778 persons2013: 1,754 persons2014: 1,499 persons2015: 1,228 persons2016: 1,063 persons2017: 1,067 persons2018: 986 persons2019: 879 persons2020: 2,352 persons2021: 1,445 persons2022: 908 persons2023: 819 persons2024: 891 persons2025: 994 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 1,682 persons1991: 2,797 persons1992: 2,718 persons1993: 2,124 persons1994: 1,969 persons1995: 1,538 persons1996: 1,227 persons1997: 1,185 persons1998: 952 persons1999: 956 persons2000: 748 persons2001: 901 persons2002: 1,127 persons2003: 1,230 persons2004: 1,121 persons2005: 1,038 persons2006: 1,030 persons2007: 1,035 persons2008: 1,230 persons2009: 1,874 persons2010: 1,993 persons2011: 1,861 persons2012: 1,778 persons2013: 1,754 persons2014: 1,499 persons2015: 1,228 persons2016: 1,063 persons2017: 1,067 persons2018: 986 persons2019: 879 persons2020: 2,352 persons2021: 1,445 persons2022: 908 persons2023: 819 persons2024: 891 persons2025: 994 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025994
2024891
2023819
2022908
20211,445
20202,352
2019879
2018986
20171,067
20161,063
20151,228
20141,499
20131,754
20121,778
20111,861
20101,993
20091,874
20081,230
20071,035
20061,030
20051,038
20041,121
20031,230
20021,127
2001901
2000748
1999956
1998952
19971,185
19961,227
19951,538
19941,969
19932,124
19922,718
19912,797
19901,682

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Pittsfield, MA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Pittsfield, MA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/pittsfield-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Pittsfield, MA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/pittsfield-ma.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Pittsfield, MA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/pittsfield-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA?

Unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA was 994 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.6% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Pittsfield, MA?

2,797 in 1991, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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