Unemployment Rate in Worcester County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.3% −0.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,166 of 3,222
33th percentile

How Worcester County Compares

Worcester County
5.3%
Massachusetts Average
5.3%
Rank #8 of 14 in state
National
5.3%
0.7% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Worcester County: 5.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,163 Brown County, TX 5.3%
#2,164 St. Lawrence County, NY 5.3%
#2,165 Aroostook County, ME 5.3%
#2,166 Worcester County, MA 5.3%
#2,167 Gloucester County, NJ 5.3%
#2,168 Spokane County, WA 5.3%
#2,169 Hale County, TX 5.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Worcester County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,166 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.7% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Massachusetts, Worcester County ranks #8 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.