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Unemployed people in Framingham, MA

Unemployed people in Framingham, MA was 1,633 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,633
Change on 2024+19%
Rank16th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high3,1792020
Series low8502000

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Unemployed people in Framingham, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,034 persons1991: 2,661 persons1992: 2,765 persons1993: 2,105 persons1994: 1,838 persons1995: 1,565 persons1996: 1,325 persons1997: 1,034 persons1998: 859 persons1999: 962 persons2000: 850 persons2001: 1,160 persons2002: 1,704 persons2003: 1,771 persons2004: 1,499 persons2005: 1,313 persons2006: 1,330 persons2007: 1,230 persons2008: 1,482 persons2009: 2,333 persons2010: 2,329 persons2011: 2,044 persons2012: 1,935 persons2013: 2,009 persons2014: 1,685 persons2015: 1,443 persons2016: 1,211 persons2017: 1,235 persons2018: 1,141 persons2019: 975 persons2020: 3,179 persons2021: 1,680 persons2022: 1,202 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,372 persons2025: 1,633 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,034 persons1991: 2,661 persons1992: 2,765 persons1993: 2,105 persons1994: 1,838 persons1995: 1,565 persons1996: 1,325 persons1997: 1,034 persons1998: 859 persons1999: 962 persons2000: 850 persons2001: 1,160 persons2002: 1,704 persons2003: 1,771 persons2004: 1,499 persons2005: 1,313 persons2006: 1,330 persons2007: 1,230 persons2008: 1,482 persons2009: 2,333 persons2010: 2,329 persons2011: 2,044 persons2012: 1,935 persons2013: 2,009 persons2014: 1,685 persons2015: 1,443 persons2016: 1,211 persons2017: 1,235 persons2018: 1,141 persons2019: 975 persons2020: 3,179 persons2021: 1,680 persons2022: 1,202 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,372 persons2025: 1,633 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
20251,633
20241,372
20231,154
20221,202
20211,680
20203,179
2019975
20181,141
20171,235
20161,211
20151,443
20141,685
20132,009
20121,935
20112,044
20102,329
20092,333
20081,482
20071,230
20061,330
20051,313
20041,499
20031,771
20021,704
20011,160
2000850
1999962
1998859
19971,034
19961,325
19951,565
19941,838
19932,105
19922,765
19912,661
19902,034

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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, Framingham, 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, Framingham, 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/framingham-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Framingham, 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/framingham-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, Framingham, 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/framingham-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Framingham, MA?

Unemployed people in Framingham, MA was 1,633 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Framingham, MA?

3,179 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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