Worcester County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Worcester County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
474,497
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
861,664
people in Worcester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,561
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Worcester County layoffs
2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
87
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powered by FTGU, LLCTakes effect Dec 15, 2026 | Fitchburg | 62 | — | State record | |
| Metri BWI, LLCTakes effect Oct 31, 2026 | Leominster | 25 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Worcester 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.
- Commonwealth Fusion Systems77 open roles
- Amazon56 open roles
- Consigli Construction22 open roles
- VulcanForms21 open roles
- Olympus America20 open roles
- Michael Page16 open roles
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute16 open roles
- Umass Memorial Health Care12 open roles
- AbbVie9 open roles
- Middlesex Savings Bank6 open roles
Colleges in Worcester County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Nichols College | Dudley | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Worcester | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Worcester County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- MassHire Central Region Workforce Board
Towns: Auburn, Blackstone, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Worcester
- MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board
Towns: Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Belchertown, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Pelham, Petersham, Phillipston, Plainfield, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Sunderland, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, Worthington
- MassHire North Central Workforce Board
Towns: Ashburnham, Ashby, Ayer, Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Princeton, Shirley, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster, Winchendon
- 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 North Central Career Center
Leominster · Comprehensive · 978-534-1481
Mon, Tues, Wed, & Thurs, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
MassHire Southbridge Career Center
Southbridge · Comprehensive · 508-765-6430
Mon - Thurs 8:45am - 4:30pm; Fri 9:45am - 4:30pm
MassHire Central - Worcester Career Center
Worcester · Comprehensive · 508-799-1600
Mon-Thurs 8:45am - 4:30pm; Fri. 9:45 am - 4:30 pm
Cities in Worcester County
- Worcester157 jobs
- Devens115 jobs
- Westborough98 jobs
- Milford39 jobs
- Leominster19 jobs
- Fitchburg17 jobs
- Auburn17 jobs
- Northborough14 jobs
- Southborough11 jobs
- Harvard10 jobs
- Shrewsbury10 jobs
- Charlton7 jobs
- Sturbridge6 jobs
- Uxbridge6 jobs
- Lancaster5 jobs
- Gardner5 jobs
- Warren3 jobs
- Webster3 jobs
- Hopedale3 jobs
- Dudley2 jobs
- Paxton2 jobs
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.