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Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.3 percentage points in July 2010 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Barnstable Town peaked in January 2010 at 9.5% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.0% in June 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Massachusetts 9.0% 0.0 +0.3
Barnstable Town 7.8% -0.3 +0.9
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, National

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Barnstable Town peaked in January 2010 at 16,754. There are now 4,836 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,677 in June 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 241. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Barnstable Town 11,918 +241 +1,323

Number of Unemployed Persons

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Massachusetts
Unemployment Rate 		Barnstable Town
Unemployment Rate 		Barnstable Town
Unemployed
August
2010 		9.6% — — —
July
2010 		9.5% 9.0% 7.8% 11,918
June
2010 		9.5% 9.0% 8.1% 11,677
May
2010 		9.7% 9.2% 9.1% 12,241
April
2010 		9.9% 9.2% 10.0% 13,095
March
2010 		9.7% 9.3% 11.5% 14,923
February
2010 		9.7% 9.5% 12.5% 16,144
January
2010 		9.7% 9.5% 12.8% 16,754
December
2009 		10.0% 9.3% 10.2% 13,346
November
2009 		10.0% 9.2% 9.0% 12,032
October
2009 		10.1% 9.1% 7.9% 10,775
September
2009 		9.8% 9.0% 7.8% 10,896
August
2009 		9.7% 8.8% 6.8% 10,459

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons. ↩

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