Cambridge, MA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Cambridge
- Senior Tax Analyst, ReportingHarvard University
- Analyst, Commercial AnalyticsKayak
- Vice President, Solutions ConsultingBlitzy
- Principal Engagement ManagerBlitzy
- Field CTO – Mainframe ModernizationBlitzy
- Vice President, MarketingBlitzy
- Legal Operations & Contracts ManagerBlitzy
- Senior DevOps EngineerBlitzy
- Head of Sales, SLEDBlitzy
- Head of Sales DoW, ICBlitzy
Employers hiring most in Cambridge
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals61 open roles
- Lila Sciences54 open roles
- Takeda Development Center Americas48 open roles
- Blitzy25 open roles
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)25 open roles
- Beam Therapeutics22 open roles
- Scholar Rock Holding22 open roles
- Takeda18 open roles
- Biogen17 open roles
- Harvard University17 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Cambridge
- Hubspotabout 8,200 employees (2024)
- Harvard University20,001–100,000 employees
- Akamai Technologies5,001–20,000 employees
- Biogen5,001–20,000 employees
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Cambridge layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
229
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Cambridge | 229 | — | State record |
Colleges in Cambridge
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Hult International Business School | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Lesley University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Cambridge
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Cambridge. 4 with dates announced.
- SCALE Expo
Jan 21, 2027 · Cambridge, MA
Free
- MIT Sloan Healthcare and BioInnovations Conference
Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Cambridge, MA
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Crossroads
Apr 7, 2027 · Cambridge, MA
Paid ticket, price not listed
- MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
May 18, 2027 · Cambridge, MA
Paid ticket. Price not seen.
- dmi:Design Leadership Conference
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Cambridge, MA
Ticket $1,100 to $1,300. 2026 fees per dmi.org: members $1,100, non-members $1,300; 2027 not announced.
- MIT CDOIQ Symposium
Usually July (next dates not announced) · Cambridge, MA
Ticket $950 to $1,950. 2027 pricing not published; prior editions listed roughly $950 to $1,950.
- Leading Tribal Nations Executive Education Program
Usually December (next dates not announced) · Cambridge, MA
Apply to attend. $3,500 per participant including lodging and meals; page gives conflicting Dec 6-11 and Dec 7-12 dates
- MIT ETA Summit
Usually February (next dates not announced) · Cambridge, MA
Paid ticket. 2026 edition (Feb 27-28) sold out/closed; 2027 not announced.
Where Cambridge ranks
Where Cambridge placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for healthcare pay after cost of living$180k · of 24
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs53% · of 100
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Northeast53% · of 70
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in New England53% · of 28
- #2Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs579 openings · of 41
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in New England59 jobs · of 14
Middlesex County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,939 jobs), management of companies (+5,973 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−18,366 jobs), admin & staffing (−7,990 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Cambridge. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Iconic Cambridge dive bar not reopening after closing over severe water damageMassLive · Nov 6, 2026
- Cambridge Common, Café Barada will closeCambridge Day · Nov 1, 2026
- Former Wachusett Potato Chip factory in Fitchburg to close in DecemberWorcester Telegram on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
- Fitchburg's Former Wachusett Chip Plant Closing, 62 Jobs Lost by DecemberHoodline · Oct 28, 2026
- Kempner hosts Mass AI Hub grant award celebrationHarvard Gazette · Oct 27, 2026
- Lowell data center splits a Massachusetts mill townYahoo · Oct 26, 2026
- Cambridge to lay off 60 workersSoutheast Iowa Union · Oct 19, 2026
- Fairfield’s Cambridge Investment Research Notifies State of Layoffs, Company Cites Organizational RestructuringOttumwa Radio · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Cambridge
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cambridge. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Massachusetts? How to file for unemployment in Massachusetts (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- MassHire Greater Lowell Workforce Board
Towns: Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford
- 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 North Regional Employment Board
Towns: Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Watertown, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn
- 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 Metro North Career Center in Cambridge
Cambridge · Comprehensive · 617-661-7867
Mon - Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Middlesex County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
932,913
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,622,896
people in Middlesex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$126,779
median household income
Source: Census ACS
61%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Massachusetts’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Massachusetts unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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