Essex County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Essex County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
442,473
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
807,258
people in Essex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,431
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Essex County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
53
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Updated* Revvity | Lawrence | 53 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Essex 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.
- RTX56 open roles
- Bridgewell19 open roles
- Kbwfinancial16 open roles
- TransMedics Group15 open roles
- General Electric14 open roles
- Vicor14 open roles
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise12 open roles
- Raytheon12 open roles
- Globus Medical11 open roles
- Michael Page11 open roles
Colleges in Essex County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Salem State University | Salem | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Massachusetts School of Law | Andover | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Essex County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- 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 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
MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center - Lawrence
Lawrence · Comprehensive · 978-722-7000
8:00-4:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8:00 - 2:30 Wednesday
MassHire-North Shore Youth Career Center
Lynn, · Affiliate · 781-691-7430
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - 8:30am - 5:00pm, Tuesday 8:30am - 7:00 pm, Friday 8:30am - 2:00 pm
MassHire North Shore Career Center
Salem · Comprehensive · 978-825-7200
Mon - Thur 8:30am - 5pm; Fri 9:30am - 5pm
Cities in Essex County
- Andover173 jobs
- Peabody35 jobs
- Beverly32 jobs
- Lynn29 jobs
- Lawrence24 jobs
- Danvers27 jobs
- Newburyport25 jobs
- Haverhill21 jobs
- Methuen19 jobs
- Salem9 jobs
- Lynnfield8 jobs
- Middleton7 jobs
- Ipswich5 jobs
- Gloucester5 jobs
- Merrimac4 jobs
- Marblehead4 jobs
- Georgetown3 jobs
- North Andover
- Wenham
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.