Overall unemployment rate moved up to 5.6% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 1,200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in July 2021.
Total employment in the Worcester, MA-CT market rose by 1,756 jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 5.6%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 6.1%.
- Worcester, MA-CT unemployment rate is 49 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 820 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in June versus prior month by 1% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.9% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 65,500; -200
- Transportation & Utilities: 53,100; +800
- Government: 41,200; -500
- Business Services: 28,000; +300
- Manufacturing: 26,000; +400
- Restaurants & Hotels: 23,100; +1,200
- Financial Services: 13,600; +100
- Construction, Mining: 11,800; no change
- Other Jobs: 9,000; +400
- IT & Development: 2,800; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through June 2021 (Data published July 2021 and reports created on July 28, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.