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Unemployed people in Somerville, MA

Unemployed people in Somerville, MA was 2,053 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.6% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,053
Change on 2024+14.6%
Rank12th of 58Cities in Massachusetts ranked
Series high3,5362020
Series low9612000

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Unemployed people in Somerville, MA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,253 persons1991: 3,148 persons1992: 3,155 persons1993: 2,656 persons1994: 2,164 persons1995: 1,783 persons1996: 1,496 persons1997: 1,319 persons1998: 1,085 persons1999: 1,055 persons2000: 961 persons2001: 1,501 persons2002: 2,135 persons2003: 2,275 persons2004: 1,848 persons2005: 1,604 persons2006: 1,568 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,773 persons2009: 2,823 persons2010: 2,828 persons2011: 2,415 persons2012: 2,192 persons2013: 2,256 persons2014: 1,885 persons2015: 1,665 persons2016: 1,358 persons2017: 1,345 persons2018: 1,207 persons2019: 1,060 persons2020: 3,536 persons2021: 1,923 persons2022: 1,332 persons2023: 1,465 persons2024: 1,792 persons2025: 2,053 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,253 persons1991: 3,148 persons1992: 3,155 persons1993: 2,656 persons1994: 2,164 persons1995: 1,783 persons1996: 1,496 persons1997: 1,319 persons1998: 1,085 persons1999: 1,055 persons2000: 961 persons2001: 1,501 persons2002: 2,135 persons2003: 2,275 persons2004: 1,848 persons2005: 1,604 persons2006: 1,568 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,773 persons2009: 2,823 persons2010: 2,828 persons2011: 2,415 persons2012: 2,192 persons2013: 2,256 persons2014: 1,885 persons2015: 1,665 persons2016: 1,358 persons2017: 1,345 persons2018: 1,207 persons2019: 1,060 persons2020: 3,536 persons2021: 1,923 persons2022: 1,332 persons2023: 1,465 persons2024: 1,792 persons2025: 2,053 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
20252,053
20241,792
20231,465
20221,332
20211,923
20203,536
20191,060
20181,207
20171,345
20161,358
20151,665
20141,885
20132,256
20122,192
20112,415
20102,828
20092,823
20081,773
20071,462
20061,568
20051,604
20041,848
20032,275
20022,135
20011,501
2000961
19991,055
19981,085
19971,319
19961,496
19951,783
19942,164
19932,656
19923,155
19913,148
19902,253

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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, Somerville, 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, Somerville, 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/somerville-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, Somerville, 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/somerville-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, Somerville, 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/somerville-ma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Somerville, MA?

Unemployed people in Somerville, MA was 2,053 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.6% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Somerville, MA?

3,536 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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