Framingham, MA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Vice President, QualitySyner-G BioPharma Group
- Revenue AccountantSequoia
- Marketing Specialist – SeniorSoftware Specialists
- Marketing Manager – Mid-LevelSoftware Specialists
- Senior AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
- Assistant Property ManagerWillow Bridge Property Company
- Director – Forward Deployed EngineeringRe Build Manufacturing
- Director of Strategic AccountsRe Build Manufacturing
- Senior Systems EngineerRe Build Manufacturing
- Sr. Data EngineerRe Build Manufacturing
Employers hiring most in Framingham
- Staples50 open roles
- Bose28 open roles
- Re Build Manufacturing20 open roles
- TJX Companies20 open roles
- Replimune Group11 open roles
- Carvana6 open roles
- Leidos6 open roles
- Michael Page4 open roles
- Sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation4 open roles
- Superior Communication Services3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Framingham
- The TJX Companies100,000+ employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Framingham layoffs
No layoff notices naming Framingham in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Framingham
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Framingham State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where Framingham ranks
Where Framingham placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Cities with the most jobs that need no experience2.5% · of 100
- #3Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England16% · of 28
- #4Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in New England2.5% · of 27
- #4Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in New England15% · of 15
- #5Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Northeast2.5% · of 69
- #5Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Northeast16% · of 70
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 Framingham. 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 Framingham
- 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 Framingham. 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
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- Metro North Regional Employment Board
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- Metro South/West Workforce Board, Inc.
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MassHire Framingham Career Center
Framingham · Comprehensive · 508-861-7993
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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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