Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Barnstable Town peaked in January 2010 at 10.2% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Barnstable Town unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.9% | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 3.5% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Barnstable Town | 4.3% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
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 7,048 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,920 in December 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 544. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | 5,464 | +47 | -321 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 |
3.8% | 3.5% | — | — |
| April 2018 |
3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5,464 |
| March 2018 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5,417 |
| February 2018 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 5,346 |
| January 2018 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 5,020 |
| December 2017 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4,920 |
| November 2017 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 5,071 |
| October 2017 |
4.1% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 5,260 |
| September 2017 |
4.2% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5,449 |
| August 2017 |
4.4% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 5,600 |
| July 2017 |
4.3% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5,659 |
| June 2017 |
4.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 5,737 |
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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