Jobs & Economy in Pittsfield
Pittsfield's economy has genuinely transitioned from its 20th-century General Electric-dominated past to a present anchored by healthcare and General Dynamics.
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Learn moreA real, honestly disclosed GE-to-General-Dynamics history
General Electric's transformer and aerospace manufacturing once employed more than 13,000 workers in Pittsfield -- a workforce now reduced to fewer than 700 as those divisions declined. General Dynamics now occupies former GE buildings as Berkshire County's largest for-profit employer.
Berkshire Health Systems: the county's largest overall employer
Berkshire Health Systems, anchored by the 302-bed Berkshire Medical Center, supports more than 4,000 jobs across Pittsfield, Great Barrington, and North Adams -- the county's single largest overall employer.
A real, honestly disclosed income and poverty picture
Pittsfield's median household income ran approximately $70,582, with a poverty rate of approximately 14.92% -- genuinely higher than the national average of approximately 12.5%, disclosed honestly.
Key takeaways
- Pittsfield's economy has genuinely transitioned from GE's manufacturing legacy to healthcare and General Dynamics.
- Berkshire Health Systems is Berkshire County's largest overall employer, at more than 4,000 jobs.
- Pittsfield's poverty rate (~14.92%) runs genuinely higher than the national average.
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