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Unemployed people in Holyoke, MA

Unemployed people in Holyoke, MA was 1,016 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,016
Change on 2024+6.2%
Rank34th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high2,1732020
Series low6602000

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Unemployed people in Holyoke, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,557 persons1991: 2,119 persons1992: 1,870 persons1993: 1,686 persons1994: 1,512 persons1995: 1,423 persons1996: 1,083 persons1997: 954 persons1998: 953 persons1999: 825 persons2000: 660 persons2001: 872 persons2002: 1,134 persons2003: 1,288 persons2004: 1,189 persons2005: 1,207 persons2006: 1,133 persons2007: 1,076 persons2008: 1,266 persons2009: 1,827 persons2010: 1,794 persons2011: 1,693 persons2012: 1,649 persons2013: 1,632 persons2014: 1,469 persons2015: 1,223 persons2016: 1,001 persons2017: 978 persons2018: 951 persons2019: 850 persons2020: 2,173 persons2021: 1,352 persons2022: 887 persons2023: 812 persons2024: 957 persons2025: 1,016 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,557 persons1991: 2,119 persons1992: 1,870 persons1993: 1,686 persons1994: 1,512 persons1995: 1,423 persons1996: 1,083 persons1997: 954 persons1998: 953 persons1999: 825 persons2000: 660 persons2001: 872 persons2002: 1,134 persons2003: 1,288 persons2004: 1,189 persons2005: 1,207 persons2006: 1,133 persons2007: 1,076 persons2008: 1,266 persons2009: 1,827 persons2010: 1,794 persons2011: 1,693 persons2012: 1,649 persons2013: 1,632 persons2014: 1,469 persons2015: 1,223 persons2016: 1,001 persons2017: 978 persons2018: 951 persons2019: 850 persons2020: 2,173 persons2021: 1,352 persons2022: 887 persons2023: 812 persons2024: 957 persons2025: 1,016 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
20251,016
2024957
2023812
2022887
20211,352
20202,173
2019850
2018951
2017978
20161,001
20151,223
20141,469
20131,632
20121,649
20111,693
20101,794
20091,827
20081,266
20071,076
20061,133
20051,207
20041,189
20031,288
20021,134
2001872
2000660
1999825
1998953
1997954
19961,083
19951,423
19941,512
19931,686
19921,870
19912,119
19901,557

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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, Holyoke, 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, Holyoke, 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/holyoke-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, Holyoke, 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/holyoke-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, Holyoke, 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/holyoke-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Holyoke, MA?

Unemployed people in Holyoke, MA was 1,016 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.2% from 2024. That is the 34th 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 Holyoke, MA?

2,173 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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