Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 107,600 jobs in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 126,345 employed persons for the month. Barnstable Town added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 208 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Barnstable Town job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	107,600	+200	+500
CPS	126,345	-208	+5,304

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 107,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 129,014 for Barnstable Town in April 2004. 2,669 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 17,532 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
February 2019	107,600	200	126,345	-208
January 2019	107,400	0	126,553	1,272
December 2018	107,400	600	125,281	889
November 2018	106,800	700	124,392	-208
October 2018	106,100	-400	124,600	261
September 2018	106,500	-100	124,339	1,081
August 2018	106,600	100	123,258	-88
July 2018	106,500	0	123,346	289
June 2018	106,500	-100	123,057	-179
May 2018	106,600	-100	123,236	1,331
April 2018	106,700	-200	121,905	404
March 2018	106,900	-200	121,501	460