Norfolk County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Norfolk County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
416,497
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
724,540
people in Norfolk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$126,497
median household income
Source: Census ACS
59%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Norfolk County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
214
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Therapy, LLCTakes effect Nov 23, 2026 | Westwood | 214 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Norfolk 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.
- SharkNinja68 open roles
- Moderna51 open roles
- Anduril Industries43 open roles
- General Dynamics Mission Systems38 open roles
- Anduril31 open roles
- Eversource Energy23 open roles
- State Street Bank19 open roles
- Thermo Fisher Scientific14 open roles
- Home Market Foods12 open roles
- J.Jill12 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Norfolk County
- TripAdvisorabout 3 employees (2025)
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Norfolk County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Dean College | Franklin | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | Brookline | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | Milton | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Norfolk County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Norfolk County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- MEDITECH LIVE
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Foxborough, MA
By invitation only. Customers only. 2026 edition Sept 29-Oct 1; 2027 not posted.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Norfolk 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
- 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
- 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
MassHire Norwood Career Center
Norwood · Comprehensive · 781-269-5494
Monday -Thursday 8:45am-4:30pm, Friday 9:45am-4:30 Virtual Services
MassHire South Shore Career Center
Quincy · Comprehensive · 617-745-4000
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm4:30pm
Cities in Norfolk County
Other Massachusetts counties
Laid off or looking for work in Norfolk County?
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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.