Unemployment Rate in Hampden County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
6.0% +13.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,539 of 3,222
21th percentile

How Hampden County Compares

Hampden County
6.0%
Massachusetts Average
6.0%
Rank #12 of 14 in state
National
5.3%
13.3% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Hampden County: 6.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,536 Linn County, OR 6.0%
#2,537 Hudson County, NJ 6.0%
#2,538 Arenac County, MI 6.0%
#2,539 Hampden County, MA 6.0%
#2,540 Nemaha County, NE 6.0%
#2,541 Wayne County, PA 6.0%
#2,542 Orange County, TX 6.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Hampden County, Massachusetts

Hampden County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 6.0%, which ranks #2,539 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 13.3% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Massachusetts, Hampden County ranks #12 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 21th 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.