Hampden County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hampden County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 189 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hampden County economy

5.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
226,706
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
462,853
people in Hampden County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,535
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hampden County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hampden County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hampden 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.

MassMutual27 open roles
Michael Page9 open roles
Confidential4 open roles
Acturhire3 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
GPAC3 open roles
ISO New England3 open roles
Kineticengines3 open roles
LifePoint Health3 open roles
Nexstar Media Group3 open roles

Colleges in Hampden County

Colleges in Hampden County
College	City	Type	Students
American International College	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bay Path University	Longmeadow	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Springfield College	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Western New England University	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Westfield State University	Westfield	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

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 Holyoke Career Center
Holyoke · Comprehensive · 413-532-4900
Mon 9am-4:30 pm, Tue 9am-4:30pm, Wed 9-4:30 pm, Thur 10-4:30 pm, Fri 9-4:30 pm
MassHire Springfield Career Center
Springfield · Comprehensive · 413-858-2800
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 8:30am-4:30pm; Thurs 8:30am-3pm

Cities in Hampden County

Springfield117 jobs
Chicopee29 jobs
Holyoke20 jobs
Westfield7 jobs
Ludlow4 jobs
Brimfield3 jobs
Wilbraham3 jobs
Longmeadow2 jobs

Other Massachusetts counties

All of Massachusetts

Laid off or looking for work in Hampden County?

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Sources: 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.