Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Barnstable Town peaked in January 2010 at 10.2% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Barnstable Town unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Massachusetts	3.0%	-0.1	-0.6
Barnstable Town	3.4%	-0.4	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 February 2010 at 12,512. There are now 8,040 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Barnstable Town	4,472	-549	-874

Number of Unemployed Persons

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Massachusetts Unemployment Rate	Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate	Barnstable Town Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.0%	3.4%	4,472
January 2019	4.0%	3.1%	3.8%	5,021
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.8%	4,933
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.8%	4,940
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	4.0%	5,230
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.0%	5,217
August 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.3%	5,509
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.4%	5,614
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	4.3%	5,585
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.2%	5,424
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.3%	5,464