Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 107,600 jobs in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 124,368 employed persons for the month. Barnstable Town lost 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 29 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Barnstable Town job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	107,600	-200	+600
CPS	124,368	+29	+5,090

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 July 2018 at 108,700. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in Barnstable Town according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 129,014 for Barnstable Town in April 2004. 4,646 jobs have been lost in Barnstable Town since then according to the household survey. From a August 2012 low of 108,813, Barnstable Town has added 15,555 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
October 2018	107,600	-200	124,368	29
September 2018	107,800	-900	124,339	1,081
August 2018	108,700	0	123,258	-88
July 2018	108,700	200	123,346	289
June 2018	108,500	300	123,057	-179
May 2018	108,200	700	123,236	1,331
April 2018	107,500	400	121,905	404
March 2018	107,100	400	121,501	460
February 2018	106,700	-200	121,041	449
January 2018	106,900	0	120,592	1,387
December 2017	106,900	-100	119,205	-134
November 2017	107,000	0	119,339	61