Unemployed people in Peabody, MA

Unemployed people in Peabody, MA was 1,289 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.7% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,289
Change on 2024+15.7%
Series high2,9752020
Series low6422000

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Unemployed people in Peabody, MA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,659 persons1991: 2,342 persons1992: 2,235 persons1993: 1,744 persons1994: 1,510 persons1995: 1,294 persons1996: 1,043 persons1997: 943 persons1998: 870 persons1999: 823 persons2000: 642 persons2001: 936 persons2002: 1,310 persons2003: 1,438 persons2004: 1,330 persons2005: 1,273 persons2006: 1,310 persons2007: 1,196 persons2008: 1,379 persons2009: 2,172 persons2010: 2,134 persons2011: 1,818 persons2012: 1,769 persons2013: 1,770 persons2014: 1,534 persons2015: 1,283 persons2016: 1,120 persons2017: 1,049 persons2018: 957 persons2019: 827 persons2020: 2,975 persons2021: 1,528 persons2022: 1,047 persons2023: 943 persons2024: 1,114 persons2025: 1,289 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 1,659 persons1991: 2,342 persons1992: 2,235 persons1993: 1,744 persons1994: 1,510 persons1995: 1,294 persons1996: 1,043 persons1997: 943 persons1998: 870 persons1999: 823 persons2000: 642 persons2001: 936 persons2002: 1,310 persons2003: 1,438 persons2004: 1,330 persons2005: 1,273 persons2006: 1,310 persons2007: 1,196 persons2008: 1,379 persons2009: 2,172 persons2010: 2,134 persons2011: 1,818 persons2012: 1,769 persons2013: 1,770 persons2014: 1,534 persons2015: 1,283 persons2016: 1,120 persons2017: 1,049 persons2018: 957 persons2019: 827 persons2020: 2,975 persons2021: 1,528 persons2022: 1,047 persons2023: 943 persons2024: 1,114 persons2025: 1,289 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
20251,289
20241,114
2023943
20221,047
20211,528
20202,975
2019827
2018957
20171,049
20161,120
20151,283
20141,534
20131,770
20121,769
20111,818
20102,134
20092,172
20081,379
20071,196
20061,310
20051,273
20041,330
20031,438
20021,310
2001936
2000642
1999823
1998870
1997943
19961,043
19951,294
19941,510
19931,744
19922,235
19912,342
19901,659

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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, Peabody, 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, Peabody, 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/peabody-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, Peabody, 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/peabody-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, Peabody, 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/peabody-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Peabody, MA?

Unemployed people in Peabody, MA was 1,289 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.7% from 2024. That is the 25th 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 Peabody, MA?

2,975 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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