Plymouth County, MA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near mePlymouth County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
292,998
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
531,889
people in Plymouth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$109,698
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Plymouth County ranks
Where Plymouth County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Fastest-growing job markets in New England+2.4% · of 24
- #15Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in New England17% · of 31
- #19Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in New England45% · of 42
- #21Counties where unemployment fell the most in New England−0.2 points · of 24
- #23Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in New England0.8 per 10,000 · of 23
Plymouth 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,945 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,275 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−1,019 jobs), manufacturing (−754 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Plymouth County
- 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.
Plymouth County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Plymouth 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.
Employers hiring most in Plymouth 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.
- Clean Harbors15 open roles
- Rockland Trust Company9 open roles
- Westinghouse Electric6 open roles
- Albertsons Companies4 open roles
- Amazon4 open roles
- Amrize3 open roles
- Aon3 open roles
- Creative Financial Staffing3 open roles
- GPAC3 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
Colleges in Plymouth County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Plymouth 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).
- Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board DBA MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board
Towns: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman
- Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc., dba MassHire Greater New Bedford Workforce Board
Towns: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, Wareham
- 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
MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center
Brockton · Comprehensive · 508-513-3400
Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Cities in Plymouth County
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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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