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Unemployed people in Northampton, MA

Unemployed people in Northampton, MA was 607 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons607
Change on 2024+10%
Rank49th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high1,1852020
Series low3572000

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Unemployed people in Northampton, MA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 833 persons1991: 1,115 persons1992: 1,139 persons1993: 841 persons1994: 742 persons1995: 600 persons1996: 528 persons1997: 421 persons1998: 407 persons1999: 376 persons2000: 357 persons2001: 436 persons2002: 554 persons2003: 660 persons2004: 638 persons2005: 594 persons2006: 613 persons2007: 590 persons2008: 658 persons2009: 959 persons2010: 932 persons2011: 858 persons2012: 813 persons2013: 798 persons2014: 707 persons2015: 609 persons2016: 516 persons2017: 508 persons2018: 432 persons2019: 395 persons2020: 1,185 persons2021: 674 persons2022: 499 persons2023: 463 persons2024: 552 persons2025: 607 persons2505007501,0001,25019902002201420251990: 833 persons1991: 1,115 persons1992: 1,139 persons1993: 841 persons1994: 742 persons1995: 600 persons1996: 528 persons1997: 421 persons1998: 407 persons1999: 376 persons2000: 357 persons2001: 436 persons2002: 554 persons2003: 660 persons2004: 638 persons2005: 594 persons2006: 613 persons2007: 590 persons2008: 658 persons2009: 959 persons2010: 932 persons2011: 858 persons2012: 813 persons2013: 798 persons2014: 707 persons2015: 609 persons2016: 516 persons2017: 508 persons2018: 432 persons2019: 395 persons2020: 1,185 persons2021: 674 persons2022: 499 persons2023: 463 persons2024: 552 persons2025: 607 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
2025607
2024552
2023463
2022499
2021674
20201,185
2019395
2018432
2017508
2016516
2015609
2014707
2013798
2012813
2011858
2010932
2009959
2008658
2007590
2006613
2005594
2004638
2003660
2002554
2001436
2000357
1999376
1998407
1997421
1996528
1995600
1994742
1993841
19921,139
19911,115
1990833

Rankings

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, Northampton, 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, Northampton, 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/northampton-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, Northampton, 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/northampton-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, Northampton, 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/northampton-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Northampton, MA?

Unemployed people in Northampton, MA was 607 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10% from 2024. That is the 49th 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 Northampton, MA?

1,185 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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