NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The latest state jobless rates show Berkshire County falling within the state average for the month of June with a seasonally unadjusted rate of 7.3 percent.
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development is reporting a seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for June of 7.8 percent, up 0.4 of a percentage point from the revised May rate of 7.4 percent. A statement from the office says that reflects seasonal increases in the number of residents entering and re-entering the labor force.
Berkshire County overall added more than 2,000 jobs over the month of May, and has 1,300 fewer jobless claims than January of this year. The county also is down from January's unemployment rate of 9.2 and has seen a decrease of more than a point from last year's average unemployment rate of 8.2.
Good news, but still far from 2000's average jobless rate of 2.9 percent. The following data is taken from the EOLWD site.
Berkshire County WIA
Laborforce, Employment and Unemployment
(not seasonally adjusted)
Month
Year
Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
06
2011
74,644
69,167
5,477
7.3
05
2011
72,395
67,150
5,245
7.2
04
2011
71,665
66,228
5,437
7.6
03
2011
72,662
66,465
6,197
8.5
02
2011
72,983
66,503
6,480
8.9
01
2011
73,419
66,652
6,767
9.2
Annual
Year
Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
Average
2010
73,530
67,492
6,039
8.2
Average
2009
73,209
67,487
5,722
7.8
Average
2008
73,136
69,400
3,736
5.1
Average
2007
73,000
69,810
3,191
4.4
Average
2006
73,466
70,292
3,175
4.3
Average
2005
72,646
69,485
3,161
4.4
Average
2004
72,125
68,705
3,420
4.7
Average
2003
72,654
68,958
3,696
5.1
Average
2002
72,706
69,395
3,311
4.6
Average
2001
71,082
68,590
2,492
3.5
Average
2000
70,160
68,092
2,068
2.9
Occupational Wage Data
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