Unemployed people in Malden, MA

Unemployed people in Malden, MA was 1,609 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.1% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,609
Change on 2024+15.1%
Series high4,1602020
Series low8162000

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Unemployed people in Malden, MA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,903 persons1991: 2,615 persons1992: 2,641 persons1993: 2,057 persons1994: 1,754 persons1995: 1,712 persons1996: 1,311 persons1997: 1,225 persons1998: 1,006 persons1999: 1,043 persons2000: 816 persons2001: 1,189 persons2002: 1,671 persons2003: 1,922 persons2004: 1,592 persons2005: 1,450 persons2006: 1,408 persons2007: 1,340 persons2008: 1,644 persons2009: 2,474 persons2010: 2,562 persons2011: 2,259 persons2012: 2,024 persons2013: 2,011 persons2014: 1,751 persons2015: 1,446 persons2016: 1,260 persons2017: 1,208 persons2018: 1,104 persons2019: 958 persons2020: 4,160 persons2021: 1,954 persons2022: 1,203 persons2023: 1,151 persons2024: 1,398 persons2025: 1,609 persons01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,903 persons1991: 2,615 persons1992: 2,641 persons1993: 2,057 persons1994: 1,754 persons1995: 1,712 persons1996: 1,311 persons1997: 1,225 persons1998: 1,006 persons1999: 1,043 persons2000: 816 persons2001: 1,189 persons2002: 1,671 persons2003: 1,922 persons2004: 1,592 persons2005: 1,450 persons2006: 1,408 persons2007: 1,340 persons2008: 1,644 persons2009: 2,474 persons2010: 2,562 persons2011: 2,259 persons2012: 2,024 persons2013: 2,011 persons2014: 1,751 persons2015: 1,446 persons2016: 1,260 persons2017: 1,208 persons2018: 1,104 persons2019: 958 persons2020: 4,160 persons2021: 1,954 persons2022: 1,203 persons2023: 1,151 persons2024: 1,398 persons2025: 1,609 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
20251,609
20241,398
20231,151
20221,203
20211,954
20204,160
2019958
20181,104
20171,208
20161,260
20151,446
20141,751
20132,011
20122,024
20112,259
20102,562
20092,474
20081,644
20071,340
20061,408
20051,450
20041,592
20031,922
20021,671
20011,189
2000816
19991,043
19981,006
19971,225
19961,311
19951,712
19941,754
19932,057
19922,641
19912,615
19901,903

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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, Malden, 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, Malden, 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/malden-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, Malden, 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/malden-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, Malden, 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/malden-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Malden, MA?

Unemployed people in Malden, MA was 1,609 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.1% from 2024. That is the 17th 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 Malden, MA?

4,160 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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