Hampden County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hampden County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 187 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Hampden County ranks

Where Hampden County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#11Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in New England1 per 100 · of 12
#12Best county job markets for job seekers in New England6 / 100 · of 12
#12Best counties for laid-off professionals in New England12 / 100 · of 12
#17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England1.7 per 10,000 · of 23
#20Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in New England14% · of 31
#24Fastest-growing job markets in New England−3.2% · of 24

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 Hampden County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Hampden County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hampden County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Hampden 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.

MassMutual25 open roles
ISO New England6 open roles
Maximus6 open roles
Kineticengines4 open roles
UFP Technologies4 open roles
American International College3 open roles
Baystate Health3 open roles
Michael Page3 open roles
PeoplesBank3 open roles
Rotatingmachinery3 open roles

Colleges in Hampden County

Colleges in Hampden County
College	City	Type	Students
American International College	Springfield	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bay Path University	Longmeadow	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Springfield College	Springfield	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Western New England University	Springfield	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Westfield State University	Westfield	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education	Springfield	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hampden 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).

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 Holyoke Career Center
Holyoke · Comprehensive · 413-532-4900
Mon 9am-4:30 pm, Tue 9am-4:30pm, Wed 9-4:30 pm, Thur 10-4:30 pm, Fri 9-4:30 pm
MassHire Springfield Career Center
Springfield · Comprehensive · 413-858-2800
Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 8:30am-4:30pm; Thurs 8:30am-3pm

Cities in Hampden County

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Sources: 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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