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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, National

Barnstable Town, Massachusetts monthly unemployment rate chart

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.