Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
Massachusetts | 2.9% | +0.1 | -0.8 |
Barnstable Town | 3.5% | +0.1 | -1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Barnstable Town peaked in April 2020 at 23,957. There are now 19,679 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,110 in September 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 168. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Barnstable Town | 4,278 | +123 | -1,316 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
November 2023 |
3.7% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 4,278 |
October 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4,155 |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 4,110 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 4,212 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4,320 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 4,527 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 4,809 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 5,165 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5,472 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5,513 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5,489 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩