Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Barnstable Town fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2021 to 6.0%. 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 21.1% and is now 15.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.9% in June 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Barnstable Town unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| Massachusetts | 5.4% | +0.1 | -3.0 |
| Barnstable Town | 6.0% | -0.1 | -2.4 |
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 April 2020 at 23,329. There are now 15,692 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,400 in June 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 237. Barnstable Town employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | 7,637 | -22 | -2,777 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployment Rate |
Barnstable Town Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 7,637 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 7,659 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 7,573 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 7,528 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 7,435 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 7,400 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 7,552 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 9,040 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9,257 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 9,574 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 9,834 |
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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