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Pittsfield, MA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2025
Pittsfield Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jun 2025

Pittsfield, MA Economy at a Glance:

Pittsfield, MA
Data Series	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)64.1	64.8	64.3	64.7	(p)64.1
Employment(1)	(2)61.4	61.6	61.0	61.3	(p)61.1
Unemployment(1)	(2)2.7	3.2	3.4	3.4	(p)3.0
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)4.2	4.9	5.3	5.2	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	57.8	56.9	56.7	56.8	57.2	(p)58.4
12-month % change	-2.5	-1.6	-1.2	-1.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	(p)3.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	3.1	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	9.4	9.3	9.1	9.1	9.3	(p)9.3
12-month % change	-6.9	-4.1	-4.2	-4.2	-2.1	(p)-4.1
Information(4)	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change	-9.5	-9.5	-5.0	-5.0	-5.0	(p)-5.0
Professional and Business Services(4)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	(p)5.4
12-month % change	1.9	8.2	8.2	6.0	1.9	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.9	(p)16.0
12-month % change	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	1.3	(p)1.9
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.4	(p)8.0
12-month % change	-9.3	-9.4	-9.5	-3.8	-1.3	(p)-1.2
Other Services(4)	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.9
12-month % change	-5.3	-5.3	0.0	-5.3	-5.3	(p)0.0
Government(4)	8.7	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	(p)8.7
12-month % change	1.2	1.2	1.2	-1.2	1.2	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary