Barnstable Town City, MA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 20,412 | - | 8.7 | - |
| 1991 | 19,275 | -5.6 | 11.2 | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 19,194 | -0.4 | 10.2 | -1.0 |
| 1993 | 19,898 | 3.7 | 8.5 | -1.7 |
| 1994 | 20,218 | 1.6 | 7.7 | -0.8 |
| 1995 | 20,986 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -1.6 |
| 1996 | 21,461 | 2.3 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 1997 | 21,887 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 22,396 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| 1999 | 23,212 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 24,628 | 6.1 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 24,817 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 25,248 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 25,677 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 25,850 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 25,557 | -1.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 25,520 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 25,318 | -0.8 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 18,126 | - | 10.8 | - |
| Feb | 19,016 | - | 10.6 | - |
| Mar | 18,281 | - | 10.6 | - |
| Apr | 19,154 | - | 8.5 | - |
| May | 20,302 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Jun | 22,661 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Jul | 24,165 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Aug | 24,262 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Sep | 21,353 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Oct | 20,108 | - | 8.3 | - |
| Nov | 18,974 | - | 10.6 | - |
| Dec | 18,544 | - | 11.9 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 17,211 | -5.0 | 14.7 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 16,995 | -10.6 | 15.2 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 17,093 | -6.5 | 15.2 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 17,909 | -6.5 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
| May | 19,167 | -5.6 | 10.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 21,079 | -7.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 22,894 | -5.3 | 9.1 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 22,907 | -5.6 | 8.6 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 20,427 | -4.3 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 19,338 | -3.8 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 18,351 | -3.3 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 17,933 | -3.3 | 11.2 | -0.6 |
| 1992-Jan | 16,705 | -2.9 | 14.1 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 16,348 | -3.8 | 14.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 16,860 | -1.4 | 13.7 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 17,697 | -1.2 | 11.3 | -1.3 |
| May | 19,078 | -0.5 | 9.3 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 21,115 | 0.2 | 8.2 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 22,966 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 23,019 | 0.5 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 20,688 | 1.3 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 19,497 | 0.8 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 18,386 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 17,964 | 0.2 | 11.1 | -0.1 |
| 1993-Jan | 17,222 | 3.1 | 12.3 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 17,236 | 5.4 | 12.3 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 17,538 | 4.0 | 11.7 | -2.0 |
| Apr | 18,409 | 4.0 | 9.3 | -1.9 |
| May | 19,811 | 3.8 | 8.0 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 22,042 | 4.4 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 23,631 | 2.9 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 23,447 | 1.9 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 21,247 | 2.7 | 6.4 | -2.0 |
| Oct | 20,223 | 3.7 | 6.6 | -1.9 |
| Nov | 19,280 | 4.9 | 8.2 | -2.8 |
| Dec | 18,690 | 4.0 | 9.6 | -1.5 |
| 1994-Jan | 17,485 | 1.5 | 12.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 17,635 | 2.3 | 11.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 17,782 | 1.4 | 11.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 18,717 | 1.7 | 8.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 20,083 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 22,420 | 1.7 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 24,183 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 24,040 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 21,817 | 2.7 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 20,221 | 0.0 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 19,381 | 0.5 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 18,854 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -1.9 |
| 1995-Jan | 18,266 | 4.5 | 10.0 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 18,412 | 4.4 | 8.9 | -3.0 |
| Mar | 18,686 | 5.1 | 8.3 | -3.0 |
| Apr | 19,721 | 5.4 | 6.8 | -1.9 |
| May | 20,914 | 4.1 | 5.5 | -1.8 |
| Jun | 23,135 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 24,733 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 24,515 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 22,359 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 21,264 | 5.2 | 4.8 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 20,254 | 4.5 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 19,577 | 3.8 | 6.5 | -1.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 18,513 | 1.4 | 9.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 18,640 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 19,018 | 1.8 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 20,015 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -1.1 |
| May | 21,510 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 23,779 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 25,479 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 25,385 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 22,681 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 21,825 | 2.6 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 20,579 | 1.6 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 20,108 | 2.7 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 19,202 | 3.7 | 8.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 19,231 | 3.2 | 8.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 19,653 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 20,694 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 22,094 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 24,010 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 25,628 | 0.6 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 25,299 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 22,866 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 22,226 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 21,094 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 20,649 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 19,768 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 19,792 | 2.9 | 6.2 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 19,977 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 21,057 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -1.5 |
| May | 22,389 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 24,413 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 25,945 | 1.2 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 25,629 | 1.3 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 23,507 | 2.8 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 22,727 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 21,955 | 4.1 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 21,597 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 20,642 | 4.4 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 20,521 | 3.7 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 20,757 | 3.9 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 22,126 | 5.1 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 23,171 | 3.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 25,178 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 27,119 | 4.5 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 26,897 | 4.9 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 24,241 | 3.1 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 23,414 | 3.0 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 22,432 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 22,041 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 22,566 | 9.3 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 22,565 | 10.0 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 22,851 | 10.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 23,833 | 7.7 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 24,590 | 6.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 26,732 | 6.2 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 27,715 | 2.2 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 27,542 | 2.4 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 25,304 | 4.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 24,571 | 4.9 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 23,764 | 5.9 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 23,502 | 6.6 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 22,658 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 22,580 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 22,849 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 23,626 | -0.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 24,653 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 26,875 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 28,307 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 27,794 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 25,925 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 24,897 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 24,004 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 23,634 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 22,768 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 22,718 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 22,934 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 23,801 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| May | 25,047 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 27,222 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 28,936 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 28,706 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 26,552 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 25,595 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 24,531 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 24,171 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 23,393 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 23,209 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 23,367 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 24,315 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 25,488 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 27,645 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 29,094 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 29,216 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 26,816 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 26,016 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 25,002 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 24,568 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 23,681 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 23,548 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 23,728 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 24,755 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| May | 25,818 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 27,720 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 29,243 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 29,287 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 26,919 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 25,964 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 24,983 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 24,551 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 23,391 | -1.2 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 23,089 | -1.9 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 23,307 | -1.8 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 24,524 | -0.9 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 25,401 | -1.6 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 27,428 | -1.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 29,186 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 29,049 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 26,712 | -0.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 25,680 | -1.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 24,622 | -1.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 24,289 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 23,539 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 23,284 | 0.8 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 23,524 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 24,490 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 25,410 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 27,291 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 28,884 | -1.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 28,821 | -0.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 26,370 | -1.3 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 25,661 | -0.1 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 24,704 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 24,267 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 23,232 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 23,121 | -0.7 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 23,412 | -0.5 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 24,169 | -1.3 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 25,207 | -0.8 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 27,518 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 28,858 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 28,559 | -0.9 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 26,194 | -0.7 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 25,283 | -1.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 24,405 | -1.2 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 23,854 | -1.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 23,080 | -0.7 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 22,814 | -1.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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