Unemployment Rate in Berkshire County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,228/3,222 · #9 in MA
31th
Berkshire 5.4%
MA 5.1% +4.2%
US 5.3% +1.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Berkshire County's unemployment rate of 5.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Berkshire County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Berkshire County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,228 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #9 of 14. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.