Middlesex County Employment Fell 2.1% in 2025 as Worcester County Added 0.1%
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Updated · wbjournal.com · Jun 12
Middlesex County Employment Fell 2.1% in 2025 as Worcester County Added 0.1%
1 articles · Updated · wbjournal.com · Jun 12
Summary
BLS data released Friday showed Middlesex County posted a 2.1% employment decline in 2025—one of the sharpest among large U.S. counties—while Worcester County was the only large Massachusetts county to grow, up 0.1%.
901,200 jobs remained in Middlesex in December 2025, still the highest total among Massachusetts large counties, versus 358,200 in Worcester.
0.9% was the statewide employment decline, compared with 0.2% national job growth, underscoring how Middlesex underperformed even as Massachusetts broadly lost jobs.
$2,293 was Middlesex's average weekly wage, up 5.7% from a year earlier and ranking 10th nationally among large counties; Worcester's wage rose 3.6% to $1,461, ranking 140th.
60,083 establishments operated in Middlesex in December, up from 59,181 in 2024, while Worcester's count rose to 28,829 from 27,946, suggesting business locations increased despite uneven hiring.