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Employed residents in Somerville, MA

Employed residents in Somerville, MA was 56,568 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons56,568
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank7th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high57,1272019
Series low38,6461994

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Employed residents in Somerville, MA, 1990 to 2025

35K40K45K50K55K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 43,314 persons1991: 40,279 persons1992: 38,944 persons1993: 38,847 persons1994: 38,646 persons1995: 41,987 persons1996: 42,702 persons1997: 43,841 persons1998: 44,249 persons1999: 44,243 persons2000: 47,049 persons2001: 46,798 persons2002: 46,154 persons2003: 45,097 persons2004: 44,824 persons2005: 44,493 persons2006: 44,381 persons2007: 44,674 persons2008: 44,472 persons2009: 43,232 persons2010: 44,408 persons2011: 45,314 persons2012: 46,222 persons2013: 46,748 persons2014: 47,645 persons2015: 48,966 persons2016: 53,828 persons2017: 54,945 persons2018: 56,601 persons2019: 57,127 persons2020: 52,075 persons2021: 53,893 persons2022: 55,225 persons2023: 55,840 persons2024: 56,755 persons2025: 56,568 persons35K40K45K50K55K60K19902002201420251990: 43,314 persons1991: 40,279 persons1992: 38,944 persons1993: 38,847 persons1994: 38,646 persons1995: 41,987 persons1996: 42,702 persons1997: 43,841 persons1998: 44,249 persons1999: 44,243 persons2000: 47,049 persons2001: 46,798 persons2002: 46,154 persons2003: 45,097 persons2004: 44,824 persons2005: 44,493 persons2006: 44,381 persons2007: 44,674 persons2008: 44,472 persons2009: 43,232 persons2010: 44,408 persons2011: 45,314 persons2012: 46,222 persons2013: 46,748 persons2014: 47,645 persons2015: 48,966 persons2016: 53,828 persons2017: 54,945 persons2018: 56,601 persons2019: 57,127 persons2020: 52,075 persons2021: 53,893 persons2022: 55,225 persons2023: 55,840 persons2024: 56,755 persons2025: 56,568 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
202556,568
202456,755
202355,840
202255,225
202153,893
202052,075
201957,127
201856,601
201754,945
201653,828
201548,966
201447,645
201346,748
201246,222
201145,314
201044,408
200943,232
200844,472
200744,674
200644,381
200544,493
200444,824
200345,097
200246,154
200146,798
200047,049
199944,243
199844,249
199743,841
199642,702
199541,987
199438,646
199338,847
199238,944
199140,279
199043,314

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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.

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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Somerville, 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/somerville-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, Somerville, 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/somerville-ma.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Somerville, 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/somerville-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Somerville, MA?

Employed residents in Somerville, MA was 56,568 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Somerville, MA?

57,127 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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