North Adams, MA jobs, layoffs and employers
North Adams layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming North Adams in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in North Adams
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving North Adams. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- 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
Berkshire County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
65,751
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
128,047
people in Berkshire County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,565
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Berkshire County
- Pittsfield120 jobs
- Williamstown4 jobs
- Great Barrington4 jobs
- Lee3 jobs
- Adams3 jobs
Laid off or looking for work in North Adams?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.