Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Massachusetts rate. The unemployment rate in Barnstable Town peaked in April 2020 at 21.7% and is now 17.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Barnstable Town unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Barnstable Town | 4.2% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
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 April 2020 at 24,447. There are now 19,335 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,034 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 78. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | 5,112 | -1 | -1,717 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 5,112 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5,113 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5,059 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5,056 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5,034 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 5,093 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 5,134 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5,309 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5,496 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5,689 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 5,981 |
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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