Palmer Town, MA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 5,805 | - | 6.3 | - |
| 1991 | 5,513 | -5.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 |
| 1992 | 5,618 | 1.9 | 8.7 | -1.1 |
| 1993 | 5,636 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 5,633 | 0.0 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | 5,572 | -1.1 | 6.2 | -2.4 |
| 1996 | 5,631 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| 1997 | 5,806 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 5,814 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 5,799 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 5,858 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 5,977 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 2002 | 6,076 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| 2003 | 5,966 | -1.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | 6,056 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 5,770 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Feb | 5,819 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Mar | 5,851 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Apr | 5,846 | - | 5.6 | - |
| May | 5,863 | - | 4.9 | - |
| Jun | 5,868 | - | 5.6 | - |
| Jul | 5,829 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Aug | 5,828 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Sep | 5,751 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Oct | 5,773 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Nov | 5,765 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Dec | 5,700 | - | 8.2 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 5,503 | -4.6 | 10.9 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 5,522 | -5.1 | 11.2 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 5,531 | -5.5 | 11.7 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 5,522 | -5.5 | 10.4 | 4.9 |
| May | 5,543 | -5.5 | 9.5 | 4.6 |
| Jun | 5,549 | -5.4 | 9.2 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 5,507 | -5.5 | 9.2 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 5,504 | -5.6 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 5,458 | -5.1 | 9.0 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 5,505 | -4.6 | 9.0 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 5,515 | -4.3 | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 5,496 | -3.6 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| 1992-Jan | 5,492 | -0.2 | 9.9 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 5,551 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 5,580 | 0.9 | 10.1 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 5,598 | 1.4 | 9.1 | -1.4 |
| May | 5,638 | 1.7 | 8.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 5,662 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 5,616 | 2.0 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 5,609 | 1.9 | 8.1 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 5,592 | 2.5 | 8.1 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 5,679 | 3.2 | 8.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 5,709 | 3.5 | 6.3 | -2.5 |
| Dec | 5,690 | 3.5 | 7.0 | -2.2 |
| 1993-Jan | 5,507 | 0.3 | 9.0 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 5,560 | 0.2 | 9.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 5,577 | -0.1 | 9.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 5,622 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -0.9 |
| May | 5,660 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 5,670 | 0.1 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 5,646 | 0.5 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 5,653 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 5,643 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 5,700 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 5,710 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 5,685 | -0.1 | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| 1994-Jan | 5,537 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 5,572 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 5,607 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 5,613 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 5,647 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 5,663 | -0.1 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 5,624 | -0.4 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 5,646 | -0.1 | 7.0 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 5,635 | -0.1 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| Oct | 5,687 | -0.2 | 6.7 | -2.5 |
| Nov | 5,710 | 0.0 | 6.6 | -2.0 |
| Dec | 5,660 | -0.4 | 5.5 | -4.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 5,470 | -1.2 | 7.8 | -4.2 |
| Feb | 5,526 | -0.8 | 7.5 | -3.8 |
| Mar | 5,537 | -1.2 | 7.4 | -3.0 |
| Apr | 5,577 | -0.6 | 6.0 | -3.2 |
| May | 5,594 | -0.9 | 5.3 | -3.9 |
| Jun | 5,604 | -1.0 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| Jul | 5,570 | -1.0 | 6.1 | -2.6 |
| Aug | 5,554 | -1.6 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 5,566 | -1.2 | 5.9 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 5,618 | -1.2 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 5,630 | -1.4 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 5,612 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 5,455 | -0.3 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 5,517 | -0.2 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 5,544 | 0.1 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 5,615 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 5,641 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 5,659 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
| Jul | 5,603 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 5,627 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 5,634 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 5,729 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 5,788 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 5,757 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 5,643 | 3.4 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 5,725 | 3.8 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 5,755 | 3.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,795 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| May | 5,824 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 5,861 | 3.6 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 5,787 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 5,797 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 5,797 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 5,878 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 5,924 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 5,890 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 5,709 | 1.2 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 5,766 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,795 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 5,793 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -1.5 |
| May | 5,807 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 5,838 | -0.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 5,772 | -0.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,784 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 5,779 | -0.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 5,890 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 5,916 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 5,920 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 5,692 | -0.3 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 5,776 | 0.2 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 5,796 | 0.0 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 5,845 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,857 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 5,874 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 5,783 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 5,751 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 5,753 | -0.4 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 5,825 | -1.1 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 5,829 | -1.5 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 5,807 | -1.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 5,802 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 5,835 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 5,800 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 5,880 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 5,886 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 5,909 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 5,807 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 5,798 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,809 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 5,908 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 5,931 | 1.7 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 5,932 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 5,850 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 5,897 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 5,927 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 5,944 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| May | 5,980 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 6,013 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 5,945 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 5,967 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 5,980 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 6,062 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 6,086 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 6,071 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 5,953 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 6,014 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 6,058 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 6,084 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| May | 6,131 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 6,146 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 6,064 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 6,065 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 6,075 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 6,115 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 6,119 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 6,083 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 5,922 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5,947 | -1.1 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,955 | -1.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 5,989 | -1.6 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| May | 6,022 | -1.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 6,023 | -2.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 5,914 | -2.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 5,909 | -2.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 5,918 | -2.6 | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 5,984 | -2.1 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 6,026 | -1.5 | 7.7 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 5,983 | -1.6 | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 5,931 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 5,975 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 6,023 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 6,039 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 6,060 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 6,113 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 6,037 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 6,066 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 6,054 | 2.3 | 6.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 6,109 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| Nov | 6,154 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -2.6 |
| Dec | 6,109 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -2.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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