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Unemployed people in Lawrence, MA

Unemployed people in Lawrence, MA was 2,921 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.2% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,921
Change on 2024+10.2%
Rank8th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high6,9682020
Series low1,5942000

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Unemployed people in Lawrence, MA, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,365 persons1991: 4,190 persons1992: 3,971 persons1993: 3,699 persons1994: 3,314 persons1995: 2,859 persons1996: 2,800 persons1997: 2,526 persons1998: 2,472 persons1999: 2,437 persons2000: 1,594 persons2001: 2,619 persons2002: 3,663 persons2003: 3,630 persons2004: 3,210 persons2005: 2,881 persons2006: 2,751 persons2007: 2,601 persons2008: 3,111 persons2009: 4,763 persons2010: 5,044 persons2011: 5,144 persons2012: 4,722 persons2013: 4,684 persons2014: 3,928 persons2015: 3,320 persons2016: 2,595 persons2017: 2,499 persons2018: 2,312 persons2019: 2,014 persons2020: 6,968 persons2021: 4,436 persons2022: 2,436 persons2023: 2,219 persons2024: 2,651 persons2025: 2,921 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 3,365 persons1991: 4,190 persons1992: 3,971 persons1993: 3,699 persons1994: 3,314 persons1995: 2,859 persons1996: 2,800 persons1997: 2,526 persons1998: 2,472 persons1999: 2,437 persons2000: 1,594 persons2001: 2,619 persons2002: 3,663 persons2003: 3,630 persons2004: 3,210 persons2005: 2,881 persons2006: 2,751 persons2007: 2,601 persons2008: 3,111 persons2009: 4,763 persons2010: 5,044 persons2011: 5,144 persons2012: 4,722 persons2013: 4,684 persons2014: 3,928 persons2015: 3,320 persons2016: 2,595 persons2017: 2,499 persons2018: 2,312 persons2019: 2,014 persons2020: 6,968 persons2021: 4,436 persons2022: 2,436 persons2023: 2,219 persons2024: 2,651 persons2025: 2,921 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
20252,921
20242,651
20232,219
20222,436
20214,436
20206,968
20192,014
20182,312
20172,499
20162,595
20153,320
20143,928
20134,684
20124,722
20115,144
20105,044
20094,763
20083,111
20072,601
20062,751
20052,881
20043,210
20033,630
20023,663
20012,619
20001,594
19992,437
19982,472
19972,526
19962,800
19952,859
19943,314
19933,699
19923,971
19914,190
19903,365

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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, Lawrence, 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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lawrence, MA?

Unemployed people in Lawrence, MA was 2,921 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.2% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Lawrence, MA?

6,968 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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