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Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Amherst Town-Northampton — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Economy at a Glance:

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)86.2	84.7	85.0	84.6	84.2	(p)84.1
Employment(1)		(2)82.3	80.6	80.9	81.1	81.0	(p)81.0
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.9	4.1	4.1	3.5	3.2	(p)3.2
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.5	4.9	4.8	4.1	3.8	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		71.4	68.9	69.7	70.0	70.9	(p)71.5
12-month % change		-1.5	0.3	-1.3	-0.7	-1.1	(p)-0.6
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		2.4	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.6	(p)2.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	8.3	(p)8.0
Manufacturing(4)		2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		-3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-3.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		9.6	9.5	9.3	9.3	9.4	(p)9.4
12-month % change		-2.0	-1.0	-3.1	-3.1	-2.1	(p)-2.1
Information(4)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	(p)4.3
12-month % change		2.4	5.1	2.5	7.7	0.0	(p)2.4
Education and Health Services(4)		19.4	19.0	19.2	19.3	19.5	(p)19.4
12-month % change		-2.5	2.7	-1.5	-0.5	-1.5	(p)-1.5
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		6.5	6.1	6.3	6.3	6.5	(p)6.8
12-month % change		0.0	-1.6	-1.6	-1.6	-1.5	(p)0.0
Other Services(4)		3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.1	(p)3.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-3.2	-3.1	(p)3.2
Government(4)		21.5	20.1	20.8	20.8	20.9	(p)21.0
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.5	-1.4	-1.9	-1.4	(p)-0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary