Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which gained 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Leominster-Gardner, MA market declined by 847 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 60 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 42 bps over the same time to 3.3%.
- Leominster-Gardner, MA unemployment rate is 66 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 300 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in April versus prior month by -1.0% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.2% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 11,200; +100
- Transportation & Utilities: 10,100; no change
- Government: 8,900; +100
- Manufacturing: 6,600; +100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 5,400; +100
- Business Services: 3,600; +100
- Construction, Mining: 2,300; +100
- Other Jobs: 1,600; no change
- Financial Services: 1,500; no change
- IT & Development: 200; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 1, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.