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Unemployed people in Barnstable Town, MA

Unemployed people in Barnstable Town, MA was 1,211 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.2% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,211
Change on 2024+8.2%
Rank28th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high2,5732020
Series low7702000

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Unemployed people in Barnstable Town, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,045 persons1991: 2,394 persons1992: 2,263 persons1993: 1,963 persons1994: 1,766 persons1995: 1,374 persons1996: 1,267 persons1997: 1,161 persons1998: 942 persons1999: 868 persons2000: 770 persons2001: 892 persons2002: 1,109 persons2003: 1,253 persons2004: 1,195 persons2005: 1,187 persons2006: 1,168 persons2007: 1,118 persons2008: 1,350 persons2009: 2,054 persons2010: 2,106 persons2011: 1,934 persons2012: 1,813 persons2013: 1,758 persons2014: 1,519 persons2015: 1,356 persons2016: 1,163 persons2017: 1,115 persons2018: 1,047 persons2019: 983 persons2020: 2,573 persons2021: 1,482 persons2022: 1,064 persons2023: 992 persons2024: 1,119 persons2025: 1,211 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 2,045 persons1991: 2,394 persons1992: 2,263 persons1993: 1,963 persons1994: 1,766 persons1995: 1,374 persons1996: 1,267 persons1997: 1,161 persons1998: 942 persons1999: 868 persons2000: 770 persons2001: 892 persons2002: 1,109 persons2003: 1,253 persons2004: 1,195 persons2005: 1,187 persons2006: 1,168 persons2007: 1,118 persons2008: 1,350 persons2009: 2,054 persons2010: 2,106 persons2011: 1,934 persons2012: 1,813 persons2013: 1,758 persons2014: 1,519 persons2015: 1,356 persons2016: 1,163 persons2017: 1,115 persons2018: 1,047 persons2019: 983 persons2020: 2,573 persons2021: 1,482 persons2022: 1,064 persons2023: 992 persons2024: 1,119 persons2025: 1,211 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
20251,211
20241,119
2023992
20221,064
20211,482
20202,573
2019983
20181,047
20171,115
20161,163
20151,356
20141,519
20131,758
20121,813
20111,934
20102,106
20092,054
20081,350
20071,118
20061,168
20051,187
20041,195
20031,253
20021,109
2001892
2000770
1999868
1998942
19971,161
19961,267
19951,374
19941,766
19931,963
19922,263
19912,394
19902,045

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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, Barnstable 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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-town-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Barnstable Town, MA?

Unemployed people in Barnstable Town, MA was 1,211 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.2% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

2,573 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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