Unemployment Rate in Berkshire County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.4% +1.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,228 of 3,222
31th percentile

How Berkshire County Compares

Berkshire County
5.4%
Massachusetts Average
5.4%
Rank #9 of 14 in state
National
5.3%
1.1% above

National Distribution

Where Berkshire County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Berkshire County: 5.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,225 Osceola County, FL 5.4%
#2,226 St. Mary Parish, LA 5.4%
#2,227 Stephens County, GA 5.4%
#2,228 Berkshire County, MA 5.4%
#2,229 Hettinger County, ND 5.4%
#2,230 Alameda County, CA 5.4%
#2,231 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK 5.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Berkshire County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,228 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.1% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Massachusetts, Berkshire County ranks #9 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.