Westwood, MA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Safety SpecialistGroup 1 Automotive
- Field Service EngineerIDEX MPT
- Stone Center Manager - CTMohawk Industries
- Senior Program Manager, Transmission (hybrid schedule)Eversource Energy
- Sr Designer- Underground TransmissionEversource Energy
- Senior Program Manager, Strategic Project Development (Hybrid Schedule)Eversource Energy
- Project Manager I, Transmission (Hybrid Schedule)Eversource Energy
- Manager, Project Engagement, Transmission (hybrid schedule)Eversource Energy
- Senior Engineer, System Planning (Hybrid Schedule)Eversource Energy
- Senior Engineer, Integrated Energy Planning (Hybrid Schedule)Eversource Energy
Employers hiring most in Westwood
- Eversource Energy20 open roles
- Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri4 open roles
- Eversource4 open roles
- Graybar2 open roles
- Boston Children's Hospital1 open role
- DHL1 open role
- Group 1 Automotive1 open role
- IDEX MPT1 open role
- Mohawk Industries1 open role
- Security Lock Distributors1 open role
Westwood layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
214
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Therapy, LLCTakes effect Nov 23, 2026 | Westwood | 214 | — | State record |
Norfolk 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 up 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,795 jobs), admin & staffing (+2,228 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−2,011 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,075 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Westwood. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board DBA MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board
Towns: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman
- MassHire SouthShore Workforce Board
Towns: Braintree, Carver, Cohasset, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Middleborough, Milton, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth
- Metro South/West Workforce Board, Inc.
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Norfolk County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
415,556
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
724,540
people in Norfolk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$126,497
median household income
Source: Census ACS
59%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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