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Employed residents in Melrose, MA

Employed residents in Melrose, MA was 16,186 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,186
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank43rd of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high16,5422019
Series low13,9351993

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Employed residents in Melrose, MA, 1990 to 2025

13K14K15K16K17K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,841 persons1991: 14,103 persons1992: 13,953 persons1993: 13,935 persons1994: 14,052 persons1995: 14,256 persons1996: 14,503 persons1997: 14,895 persons1998: 15,002 persons1999: 15,022 persons2000: 15,024 persons2001: 14,954 persons2002: 14,736 persons2003: 14,415 persons2004: 14,337 persons2005: 14,289 persons2006: 14,227 persons2007: 14,382 persons2008: 14,352 persons2009: 13,982 persons2010: 14,332 persons2011: 14,558 persons2012: 14,750 persons2013: 14,875 persons2014: 15,295 persons2015: 15,457 persons2016: 15,712 persons2017: 16,051 persons2018: 16,430 persons2019: 16,542 persons2020: 15,031 persons2021: 15,504 persons2022: 15,858 persons2023: 16,014 persons2024: 16,240 persons2025: 16,186 persons13K14K15K16K17K19902002201420251990: 14,841 persons1991: 14,103 persons1992: 13,953 persons1993: 13,935 persons1994: 14,052 persons1995: 14,256 persons1996: 14,503 persons1997: 14,895 persons1998: 15,002 persons1999: 15,022 persons2000: 15,024 persons2001: 14,954 persons2002: 14,736 persons2003: 14,415 persons2004: 14,337 persons2005: 14,289 persons2006: 14,227 persons2007: 14,382 persons2008: 14,352 persons2009: 13,982 persons2010: 14,332 persons2011: 14,558 persons2012: 14,750 persons2013: 14,875 persons2014: 15,295 persons2015: 15,457 persons2016: 15,712 persons2017: 16,051 persons2018: 16,430 persons2019: 16,542 persons2020: 15,031 persons2021: 15,504 persons2022: 15,858 persons2023: 16,014 persons2024: 16,240 persons2025: 16,186 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,186
202416,240
202316,014
202215,858
202115,504
202015,031
201916,542
201816,430
201716,051
201615,712
201515,457
201415,295
201314,875
201214,750
201114,558
201014,332
200913,982
200814,352
200714,382
200614,227
200514,289
200414,337
200314,415
200214,736
200114,954
200015,024
199915,022
199815,002
199714,895
199614,503
199514,256
199414,052
199313,935
199213,953
199114,103
199014,841

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Melrose, MA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Melrose, MA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/melrose-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Melrose, MA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/melrose-ma.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Melrose, MA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/melrose-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Melrose, MA?

Employed residents in Melrose, MA was 16,186 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Melrose, MA?

16,542 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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