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Unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA

Unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA was 900 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.1% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons900
Change on 2024+7.1%
Rank40th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high1,1352010
Series low2821999

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Unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 759 persons1991: 746 persons1992: 544 persons1993: 454 persons1994: 403 persons1995: 381 persons1996: 327 persons1997: 300 persons1998: 298 persons1999: 282 persons2000: 358 persons2001: 409 persons2002: 495 persons2003: 609 persons2004: 607 persons2005: 631 persons2006: 606 persons2007: 587 persons2008: 735 persons2009: 975 persons2010: 1,135 persons2011: 1,019 persons2012: 974 persons2013: 1,067 persons2014: 978 persons2015: 858 persons2016: 717 persons2017: 637 persons2018: 568 persons2019: 535 persons2020: 905 persons2021: 773 persons2022: 681 persons2023: 663 persons2024: 840 persons2025: 900 persons2505007501,0001,25019902002201420251990: 759 persons1991: 746 persons1992: 544 persons1993: 454 persons1994: 403 persons1995: 381 persons1996: 327 persons1997: 300 persons1998: 298 persons1999: 282 persons2000: 358 persons2001: 409 persons2002: 495 persons2003: 609 persons2004: 607 persons2005: 631 persons2006: 606 persons2007: 587 persons2008: 735 persons2009: 975 persons2010: 1,135 persons2011: 1,019 persons2012: 974 persons2013: 1,067 persons2014: 978 persons2015: 858 persons2016: 717 persons2017: 637 persons2018: 568 persons2019: 535 persons2020: 905 persons2021: 773 persons2022: 681 persons2023: 663 persons2024: 840 persons2025: 900 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025900
2024840
2023663
2022681
2021773
2020905
2019535
2018568
2017637
2016717
2015858
2014978
20131,067
2012974
20111,019
20101,135
2009975
2008735
2007587
2006606
2005631
2004607
2003609
2002495
2001409
2000358
1999282
1998298
1997300
1996327
1995381
1994403
1993454
1992544
1991746
1990759

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Amherst Town, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Amherst Town, 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/unemployed-people/amherst-town-ma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Amherst Town, 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/unemployed-people/amherst-town-ma.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Amherst Town, 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/unemployed-people/amherst-town-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA?

Unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA was 900 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.1% from 2024. That is the 40th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Amherst Town, MA?

1,135 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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