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Massachusetts jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Massachusetts’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. 12,356 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 19 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

Massachusetts economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 3,871,860

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 6,992,395

    people in Massachusetts

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $101,341

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 51%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Massachusetts layoffs

  • 19

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 2,577

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 16

    employers

WARN notices filed in Massachusetts, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
EyePoint US Inc.Northbridge and Watertown105—State record
Powered by FTGU, LLCTakes effect Dec 15, 2026Fitchburg62—State record
*Updated* RevvityLawrence53—State record
Retail Therapy, LLCTakes effect Nov 23, 2026Westwood214—State record
Metri BWI, LLCTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Leominster25—State record
TScan Therapeutics Inc.Takes effect Nov 2, 2026Waltham96—State record
P1 Logistics LLCLittleton77—State record
Noble Equity Holdings LLC, Noble.com, LLC, Noble Supply & Logistics, LLC (f/k/a Noble Sales Co. Inc.), Tactical & Survival Specialties, LLC (f/k/a Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.), Federal Resource Supply Company, LLC (f/k/a Federal Resource Supply Company), and K.D. Analytical Consulting, LLCBoston59—State record
Postal Center International, Inc.Franklin112—State record
*Updated* Thermo Fisher ScientificFranklin15—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Massachusetts

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. State Street313 open roles
  2. Amazon283 open roles
  3. RTX271 open roles
  4. Kbwfinancial191 open roles
  5. Harvard University182 open roles
  6. Vertex Pharmaceuticals175 open roles
  7. Takeda Development Center Americas166 open roles
  8. Confidential147 open roles
  9. Anduril Industries136 open roles
  10. Moderna111 open roles
  11. Veeva Systems109 open roles
  12. Michael Page105 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Massachusetts

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in Massachusetts

  • 86

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 497,500

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Massachusetts

Largest colleges in Massachusetts
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Boston UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
Harvard UniversityCambridgePrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
Northeastern UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherstPublic 4-year20,000+
Boston CollegeChestnut HillPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgePrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Tufts UniversityMedfordPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Bentley UniversityWalthamPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Berklee College of MusicBostonPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Brandeis UniversityWalthamPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999

All 86 Massachusetts colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Massachusetts. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board DBA MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board

    Towns: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman

  • Cape & Islands Workforce Board

    Towns: Aquinnah, Barnstable Town, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Chilmark, Dennis, Eastham, Edgartown, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Nantucket, Oak Bluffs, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Tisbury, Truro, Wellfleet, West Tisbury, Yarmouth

  • Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc., dba MassHire Greater New Bedford Workforce Board

    Towns: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, Wareham

  • MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board

    Towns: Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stickbridge, Williamstown, Windsor

  • MassHire Boston Workforce Board

    Town: Boston

  • MassHire Bristol Workforce Board

    Towns: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Westport

  • MassHire Central Region Workforce Board

    Towns: Auburn, Blackstone, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Worcester

  • MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board

    Towns: Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Belchertown, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Pelham, Petersham, Phillipston, Plainfield, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Sunderland, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, Worthington

  • MassHire Greater Lowell Workforce Board

    Towns: Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford

  • MassHire Hampden County Workforce Board, Inc.

    Towns: Agawam, Blandford, Brimfield, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granville, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield, Westfield, Wilbraham

  • MassHire Merrimack Valley Workforce Board

    Towns: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury

  • MassHire North Central Workforce Board

    Towns: Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Princeton, Shirley, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster, Winchendon

  • MassHire SouthShore Workforce Board

    Towns: Braintree, Carver, Cohasset, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Middleborough, Milton, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth

  • MassHire-North Shore Workforce Board

    Towns: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham

  • Metro North Regional Employment Board

    Towns: Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn

  • Metro South/West Workforce Board, Inc.

    Towns: Acton, Ashland, Bedford, Bellingham, Boxborough, Brookline, Canton, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Wrentham

24 American Job Centers in Massachusetts

Job fairs and business events in Massachusetts

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Massachusetts.

Conferences in Massachusetts

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Massachusetts, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 55 with dates announced.

  • ClioCon

    Oct 26 to Oct 27, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $1,599. In-person list price $1,599 (early bird was $699); virtual pass is free with CLE…

  • Schwab IMPACT

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Boston, MA

    By invitation only. Standard $1,995; on-site $2,300. Invitation-only per the FAQ.

  • Product Marketing Summit Boston

    Oct 27 to Oct 28, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket About $1,295. Individual pass $1,295; Pro+ membership $1,999 includes the summit.

    Open call for speakers

  • MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forum

    Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $995 to $2,595. Main conference $995 early rising to $1,995; All-Access (with Nov 4 workshops) up to $2,595.

    Open call for speakers

  • TechCrunch Founder Summit

    Nov 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Base price not shown; page lists early-booking savings up to $100, 50% off a second ticket, 30% off groups.

  • APPAM Fall Research Conference

    Nov 5 to Nov 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference

    Nov 5 to Nov 6, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Free expo, paid sessions, price not listed

  • SWE Annual Conference (WE26)

    Nov 5 to Nov 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $275 to $1,050. Professional full conference: member $625 early bird (to Aug 31), $700 standard, $800 late/onsite from Oct…

  • Harvard Business School ETA Conference

    Nov 14, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Student-run one-day conference; HBS page lists date only, ticket price not published there; HBS notes dates are…

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $495 to $895. General access $495 early, $795 advance (to Nov 13), $895 on site; with Advanced Training $1,595-$2,295.

  • AI in Healthcare & Pharma Summit

    Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

    Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $1,085 to $1,360. Preregistration $1,240 standard ($1,085 MRS member) to Oct 29; then $1,360 ($1,185 member).

    Open call for speakers

  • NAIS Gather (formerly People of Color Conference)

    Dec 2 to Dec 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $830 to $1,280. Individual member $830-$1,030, nonmember $1,080-$1,280 by timing; group (5+) $630-$1,080.

  • Massachusetts Conference for Women

    Dec 10, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $445 to $545. Early bird $445 and standard $545; 2026 in-person tickets are sold out (notify list); VIP $1,000.

  • SCALE Expo

    Jan 21, 2027 · Cambridge, MA

    Free

  • ESPA Annual Conference

    Jan 24 to Jan 26, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $799 to $899. Members $799, non-members $899; member group rates.

  • Yankee Dental Congress

    Jan 28 to Jan 30, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $70 to $445. First Call pricing to Oct 30, 2026, General Oct 31-Dec 28, Final Call Dec 29-onsite. ADA member dentist…

  • RE+ Northeast

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $760 to $900. Full conference pass $760 for SEIA Premium/SEPA members, $900 non-members; early bird through Dec 10.…

    Open call for speakers

  • NANOG

    Feb 22 to Feb 24, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Tickets sold through Eventbrite; prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Cambridge, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Docebo Inspire

    Mar 1 to Mar 3, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America

    Mar 7 to Mar 9, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not read.

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Massachusetts counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Massachusetts cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in Massachusetts?

See what to do first, what Massachusetts unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from Massachusetts’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Massachusetts unemployment benefits.