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Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Economy at a Glance:

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
Data Series	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	88.2	88.4	86.5	(2)-	(p)87.5
Employment(1)	84.4	84.6	83.0	(2)-	(p)83.6
Unemployment(1)	3.7	3.8	3.6	(2)-	(p)3.9
Unemployment Rate(3)	4.2	4.3	4.1	(2)-	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	74.0	73.7	72.6	73.2	73.2	(p)73.1
12-month % change	3.2	2.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	(p)0.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	(p)2.4
12-month % change	4.0	4.0	8.3	4.2	4.2	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change	-3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.5	10.5	(p)10.7
12-month % change	1.0	1.0	-1.9	-1.9	-1.9	(p)0.0
Information(4)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change	-14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	(p)4.1
12-month % change	-2.4	-2.4	0.0	-2.4	-2.4	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)	19.3	19.2	19.4	19.7	19.6	(p)19.7
12-month % change	7.2	6.7	1.0	1.5	0.0	(p)0.5
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	7.0	7.0	6.8	6.8	6.6	(p)6.5
12-month % change	11.1	9.4	1.5	3.0	1.5	(p)1.6
Other Services(4)	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.1	(p)3.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)	22.3	22.1	21.3	21.6	21.9	(p)21.7
12-month % change	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	(p)0.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary