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Unemployed people in New Bedford, MA

Unemployed people in New Bedford, MA was 3,174 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,174
Change on 2024+10.1%
Rank5th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high7,2911991
Series low2,3312000

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Unemployed people in New Bedford, MA, 1990 to 2025

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 5,728 persons1991: 7,291 persons1992: 6,704 persons1993: 5,872 persons1994: 5,681 persons1995: 5,299 persons1996: 4,750 persons1997: 4,030 persons1998: 3,507 persons1999: 3,225 persons2000: 2,331 persons2001: 2,900 persons2002: 3,623 persons2003: 3,977 persons2004: 3,552 persons2005: 3,417 persons2006: 3,311 persons2007: 3,230 persons2008: 3,907 persons2009: 5,791 persons2010: 6,032 persons2011: 5,645 persons2012: 5,582 persons2013: 5,793 persons2014: 4,796 persons2015: 3,970 persons2016: 3,295 persons2017: 3,223 persons2018: 2,965 persons2019: 2,585 persons2020: 6,582 persons2021: 3,956 persons2022: 2,888 persons2023: 2,661 persons2024: 2,882 persons2025: 3,174 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 5,728 persons1991: 7,291 persons1992: 6,704 persons1993: 5,872 persons1994: 5,681 persons1995: 5,299 persons1996: 4,750 persons1997: 4,030 persons1998: 3,507 persons1999: 3,225 persons2000: 2,331 persons2001: 2,900 persons2002: 3,623 persons2003: 3,977 persons2004: 3,552 persons2005: 3,417 persons2006: 3,311 persons2007: 3,230 persons2008: 3,907 persons2009: 5,791 persons2010: 6,032 persons2011: 5,645 persons2012: 5,582 persons2013: 5,793 persons2014: 4,796 persons2015: 3,970 persons2016: 3,295 persons2017: 3,223 persons2018: 2,965 persons2019: 2,585 persons2020: 6,582 persons2021: 3,956 persons2022: 2,888 persons2023: 2,661 persons2024: 2,882 persons2025: 3,174 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
20253,174
20242,882
20232,661
20222,888
20213,956
20206,582
20192,585
20182,965
20173,223
20163,295
20153,970
20144,796
20135,793
20125,582
20115,645
20106,032
20095,791
20083,907
20073,230
20063,311
20053,417
20043,552
20033,977
20023,623
20012,900
20002,331
19993,225
19983,507
19974,030
19964,750
19955,299
19945,681
19935,872
19926,704
19917,291
19905,728

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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, New Bedford, 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, New Bedford, 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/new-bedford-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, New Bedford, 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/new-bedford-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, New Bedford, 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/new-bedford-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Bedford, MA?

Unemployed people in New Bedford, MA was 3,174 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.1% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 New Bedford, MA?

7,291 in 1991, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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