Sturbridge, MA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Assistant ControllerAnansys Staffing
- Manufacturing Engineer - Sturbridge, MAMichael Page
- Manufacturing Engineer - Medical DeviceMichael Page
- Front End Entry LevelSafeway
Employers hiring most in Sturbridge
- Michael Page2 open roles
- Anansys Staffing1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
Sturbridge layoffs
No layoff notices naming Sturbridge 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.
Worcester County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,234 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+2,771 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,458 jobs), management of companies (−1,143 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Sturbridge. Each link goes to the publisher.
- 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
Learn and get funded in Sturbridge
- 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 Sturbridge. 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 Central Region Workforce Board
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- Metro South/West Workforce Board, Inc.
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Worcester County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
470,233
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
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