Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Job Growth

There were 106,500 jobs in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 121,180 employed persons for the month. Barnstable Town lost 400 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 324 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Barnstable Town job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	106,500	-400	+100
CPS	121,180	+324	+1,252

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 October 2017 at 107,000. Since then 500 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. 7,834 jobs have been lost in Barnstable Town since then according to the household survey. From a May 2011 low of 109,675, Barnstable Town has added 11,505 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 2018	106,500	-400	121,180	324
January 2018	106,900	0	120,856	632
December 2017	106,900	-100	120,224	103
November 2017	107,000	0	120,121	65
October 2017	107,000	400	120,056	26
September 2017	106,600	-100	120,030	391
August 2017	106,700	300	119,639	-35
July 2017	106,400	-200	119,674	-238
June 2017	106,600	0	119,912	-205
May 2017	106,600	300	120,117	-429
April 2017	106,300	200	120,546	-263
March 2017	106,100	-300	120,809	881