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Unemployed people in Springfield, MA

Unemployed people in Springfield, MA was 4,756 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,756
Change on 2024+10.1%
Rank3rd of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high9,4582020
Series low2,7272000

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Unemployed people in Springfield, MA, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 5,643 persons1991: 8,029 persons1992: 7,658 persons1993: 7,028 persons1994: 6,170 persons1995: 5,029 persons1996: 4,109 persons1997: 3,800 persons1998: 3,476 persons1999: 3,439 persons2000: 2,727 persons2001: 3,491 persons2002: 4,777 persons2003: 5,360 persons2004: 5,087 persons2005: 4,746 persons2006: 4,846 persons2007: 4,597 persons2008: 5,218 persons2009: 7,502 persons2010: 8,264 persons2011: 7,938 persons2012: 7,321 persons2013: 7,070 persons2014: 6,330 persons2015: 5,425 persons2016: 4,532 persons2017: 4,554 persons2018: 4,282 persons2019: 3,821 persons2020: 9,458 persons2021: 6,182 persons2022: 4,101 persons2023: 3,738 persons2024: 4,319 persons2025: 4,756 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
20254,756
20244,319
20233,738
20224,101
20216,182
20209,458
20193,821
20184,282
20174,554
20164,532
20155,425
20146,330
20137,070
20127,321
20117,938
20108,264
20097,502
20085,218
20074,597
20064,846
20054,746
20045,087
20035,360
20024,777
20013,491
20002,727
19993,439
19983,476
19973,800
19964,109
19955,029
19946,170
19937,028
19927,658
19918,029
19905,643

Rankings

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. 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Springfield, 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/springfield-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Springfield, 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/springfield-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Springfield, 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/springfield-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Springfield, MA?

Unemployed people in Springfield, MA was 4,756 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Springfield, MA?

9,458 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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