Oak Bluffs Town, MA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 1,680 | - | 4.5 | - |
| 1991 | 1,671 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 1,633 | -2.3 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 1,683 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 1,817 | 8.0 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| 1995 | 1,890 | 4.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 1,967 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 2,036 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 2,058 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| 1999 | 2,077 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 2,205 | 6.2 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| 2001 | 2,217 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 2,325 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 2,406 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 2,412 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 1,315 | - | 6.4 | - |
| Feb | 1,316 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Mar | 1,318 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Apr | 1,399 | - | 5.5 | - |
| May | 1,616 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Jun | 2,105 | - | 2.6 | - |
| Jul | 2,328 | - | 1.8 | - |
| Aug | 2,351 | - | 1.0 | - |
| Sep | 1,903 | - | 2.4 | - |
| Oct | 1,631 | - | 3.9 | - |
| Nov | 1,468 | - | 7.8 | - |
| Dec | 1,408 | - | 8.8 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 1,258 | -4.3 | 12.9 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 1,244 | -5.5 | 12.4 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 1,271 | -3.6 | 11.6 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 1,392 | -0.5 | 9.1 | 3.6 |
| May | 1,640 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,114 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 2,361 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 2,350 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 1,921 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,641 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,455 | -0.9 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,401 | -0.5 | 10.1 | 1.3 |
| 1992-Jan | 1,221 | -2.9 | 14.0 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 1,221 | -1.8 | 14.4 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 1,256 | -1.2 | 13.2 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 1,302 | -6.5 | 9.8 | 0.7 |
| May | 1,575 | -4.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 2,071 | -2.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 2,345 | -0.7 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 2,329 | -0.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,962 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 1,591 | -3.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,380 | -5.2 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,339 | -4.4 | 8.6 | -1.5 |
| 1993-Jan | 1,236 | 1.2 | 10.4 | -3.6 |
| Feb | 1,238 | 1.4 | 11.2 | -3.2 |
| Mar | 1,243 | -1.0 | 11.0 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 1,371 | 5.3 | 7.6 | -2.2 |
| May | 1,621 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 2,140 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,426 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 2,417 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 1,983 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 1,656 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 1,449 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 1,411 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| 1994-Jan | 1,350 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,353 | 9.3 | 10.1 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 1,363 | 9.7 | 10.1 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,476 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,772 | 9.3 | 4.6 | -2.4 |
| Jun | 2,335 | 9.1 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| Jul | 2,552 | 5.2 | 2.4 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 2,555 | 5.7 | 1.2 | -2.4 |
| Sep | 2,141 | 8.0 | 3.0 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 1,809 | 9.2 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 1,565 | 8.0 | 7.5 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 1,533 | 8.6 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| 1995-Jan | 1,405 | 4.1 | 10.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 1,400 | 3.5 | 9.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,428 | 4.8 | 9.1 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 1,563 | 5.9 | 5.9 | -1.7 |
| May | 1,841 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 2,456 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,613 | 2.4 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,603 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 2,209 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 1,904 | 5.3 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,665 | 6.4 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,591 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,486 | 5.8 | 8.8 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 1,479 | 5.6 | 9.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,512 | 5.9 | 8.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,614 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 1,944 | 5.6 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 2,497 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 2,791 | 6.8 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,698 | 3.6 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 2,245 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 1,982 | 4.1 | 2.4 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 1,724 | 3.5 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,634 | 2.7 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,531 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 1,531 | 3.5 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,582 | 4.6 | 8.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,711 | 6.0 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,039 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 2,612 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 2,846 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 2,794 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 2,306 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 2,002 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 1,745 | 1.2 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,727 | 5.7 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,582 | 3.3 | 8.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 1,576 | 2.9 | 7.3 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 1,593 | 0.7 | 6.9 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 1,733 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| May | 2,046 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 2,551 | -2.3 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,838 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 2,781 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 2,404 | 4.2 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 2,037 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,792 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 1,757 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,624 | 2.7 | 7.3 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 1,611 | 2.2 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 1,635 | 2.6 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,780 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,020 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 2,552 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 2,894 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 2,805 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,336 | -2.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 2,068 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 1,812 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,785 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,719 | 5.8 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,692 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,786 | 9.2 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 1,945 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,158 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 2,751 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 2,989 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,932 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 2,514 | 7.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,156 | 4.3 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1,925 | 6.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,898 | 6.3 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,755 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 1,741 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 1,795 | 0.5 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,914 | -1.6 | 2.9 | -1.1 |
| May | 2,184 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,735 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 2,971 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 2,927 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,508 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 2,174 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 1,952 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 1,948 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,801 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 1,788 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 1,835 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 1,984 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| May | 2,238 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 2,806 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 3,150 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 3,155 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,649 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 2,370 | 9.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 2,096 | 7.4 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,032 | 4.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,892 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,871 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 1,878 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 2,007 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| May | 2,375 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 2,957 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 3,290 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 3,273 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 2,736 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 2,409 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 2,131 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 2,049 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,913 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 1,906 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 1,909 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 2,056 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| May | 2,395 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 2,963 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 3,301 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 3,283 | 0.3 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,747 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 2,382 | -1.1 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 2,078 | -2.5 | 4.4 | -1.8 |
| Dec | 2,016 | -1.6 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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