Springfield, MA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Living Executive DirectorSonida Senior Living
- Senior Director, Revenue Cycle ManagementCenter for Human Development
- Sales Consultant - Full TimeLa-Z-Boy
- Administrative AssistantJob Starts Here
- Strategic Account ExecutiveMSC Industrial Supply
- Director of Surgical SuitesB.E. Smith
- Interim Regulatory & Accreditation ConsultantConfidential
- Chief Operating Officer, Baystate Medical PracticesBaystate Health
- Chief Revenue Cycle OfficerConfidential
- Chief Executive Officer & President Disability ServicesAaidd
Employers hiring most in Springfield
- MassMutual23 open roles
- Maximus8 open roles
- Baystate Health4 open roles
- American International College3 open roles
- Arcadis2 open roles
- Confidential2 open roles
- Eversource Energy2 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- Michael Page2 open roles
- Rose International2 open roles
Springfield layoffs
No layoff notices naming Springfield 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 Springfield
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| American International College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Springfield College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Western New England University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Where Springfield ranks
Where Springfield placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best college towns for junior jobs in New England38% · of 19
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in New England38% · of 28
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in Massachusetts38% · of 20
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in the Northeast38% · of 70
- #4Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast38% · of 50
- #7Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in New England8% · of 20
Hampden 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 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.3%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+586 jobs), other services (+352 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: health care (−1,631 jobs), manufacturing (−1,622 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Springfield
- 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 Springfield. 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 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 Springfield Career Center
Springfield · Comprehensive · 413-858-2800
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Hampden County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
225,875
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
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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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