Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.3 percentage points in January 2021 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Barnstable Town peaked in April 2020 at 20.6% and is now 13.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.9% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Barnstable Town unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
| Massachusetts | 7.8% | -0.6 | +5.0 |
| Barnstable Town | 7.4% | -0.3 | +4.0 |
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 June 2020 at 23,834. There are now 14,502 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,957 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,375. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | 9,332 | +66 | +4,975 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.1% | — | — |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 9,332 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9,266 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 7,957 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9,223 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 12,467 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 13,932 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.8% | 17.7% | 20,485 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.8% | 20.2% | 23,834 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.3% | 20.0% | 22,972 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 23,052 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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