Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 108,100 jobs in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 125,006 employed persons for the month. Barnstable Town lost 900 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 339 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Barnstable Town job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	108,100	-900	+1,600
CPS	125,006	-339	+1,563

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Barnstable Town as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Barnstable Town, Massachusetts

CES employment for Barnstable Town peaked in June 2019 at 109,000. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Barnstable Town according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 129,154 for Barnstable Town in February 2004. 4,148 jobs have been lost in Barnstable Town since then according to the household survey. From a July 2012 low of 109,113, Barnstable Town has added 15,893 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	108,100	-900	125,006	-339
June 2019	109,000	500	125,345	-221
May 2019	108,500	700	125,566	-4
April 2019	107,800	300	125,570	-93
March 2019	107,500	300	125,663	150
February 2019	107,200	-200	125,513	395
January 2019	107,400	0	125,118	609
December 2018	107,400	600	124,509	-20
November 2018	106,800	700	124,529	63
October 2018	106,100	-400	124,466	284
September 2018	106,500	-100	124,182	355
August 2018	106,600	100	123,827	384