Bristol County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Bristol County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
313,879
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
578,436
people in Bristol County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,198
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Bristol County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Bristol County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Bristol County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Brighter Signals24 open roles
- Michael Page14 open roles
- General Dynamics Mission Systems13 open roles
- Southcoast Hospitals Group13 open roles
- eClinical Solutions12 open roles
- Johnson & Johnson12 open roles
- Sensata Technologies6 open roles
- Amazon5 open roles
- Emerson5 open roles
- Johnson & Johnson MedTech4 open roles
Colleges in Bristol County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bristol County. 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
- 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 Bristol Workforce Board
Towns: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Westport
MassHire Fall River Career Center
Fall River · Comprehensive · 508-730-5000
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center
New Bedford · Comprehensive · 774-762-5081
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm, Friday 9:30am-4:30pm
MassHire Taunton Career Center
Taunton · Comprehensive · 508-977-1400
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Cities in Bristol County
Other Massachusetts counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Massachusetts’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.