Franklin County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFranklin County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
36,087
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
70,922
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,584
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Franklin County ranks
Where Franklin County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England7.2 per 10,000 · of 23
- #18Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in New England45% · of 42
- #25Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast7.2 per 10,000 · of 100
Franklin 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 5.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−379 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Franklin County
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Franklin County layoffs
3
Layoff notices, last 12 months
132
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postal Center International, Inc. | Franklin | 112 | — | State record | |
| *Updated* Thermo Fisher Scientific | Franklin | 15 | — | State record | |
| Pure Safety Group, IncTakes effect Oct 2, 2026 | Franklin | 5 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Franklin County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Greenfield Savings Bank4 open roles
- Coca-Cola North America bottlers (CONA)2 open roles
- Integritus Healthcare2 open roles
- Baystate Tax Service1 open role
- Deerfield Academy1 open role
- Genesis101 open role
- Gill-Montague Regional School District1 open role
- Greenfield Public Schools1 open role
- Indiana Automotive Fasteners1 open role
- PEI Group1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Franklin County. 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).
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Massachusetts’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Massachusetts unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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