Wilmington, MA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Lead, Systems Engineer (Deputy CSE) - Space Optical Payloads : Sign-on bonus ($30K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Buyer 1Onto Innovation
- Senior Customer Support Manager, RoboticsLocus Robotics
- Social and Multimedia Content ManagerLocus Robotics
- Sr Specialist, CAD Design (Aerospace Design) : Sign-on bonus ($20K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Scientist, Mechanical Engineer (Space Mechanisms) : Sign-on bonus ($50K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, IPTL Software Engineer (Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($30K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Sr Specialist, IPTL Mechanical Engineer (Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($20K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Specialist, Mechanical Engineer (Space Structures) : Sign-on bonus ($15K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, Embedded Software Test Engineer (Optical Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($30K max)L3HARRIS Technologies
Employers hiring most in Wilmington
- Onto Innovation25 open roles
- L3HARRIS Technologies15 open roles
- Re Build Manufacturing11 open roles
- Charles River Laboratories International9 open roles
- Unifirst8 open roles
- Symbotic7 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund6 open roles
- Analog Devices5 open roles
- Advanced Energy4 open roles
- Amazon4 open roles
Wilmington layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wilmington 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.
Where Wilmington ranks
Where Wilmington placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for mid-career professionals in New England59% · of 28
- #3Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast59% · of 70
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in New England88 openings · of 24
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in New England1.4% · of 27
- #12Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England9% · of 28
- #15Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Northeast1.4% · of 69
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 Wilmington. 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 Wilmington
- 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 Wilmington. 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.
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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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