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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Massachusetts > Barnstable Town

Barnstable Town

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – July 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2024
Women’s Earnings in Massachusetts — 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Unemployment on Cape Cod And The Islands — July 2015 Unemployment News Release Sep 2015
Barnstable Town, MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected STEM Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas and Divisions — May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Barnstable Town — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2021
Barnstable Town, MA Economy at a Glance:
Barnstable Town, MA
Data Series Back
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 120.3 123.3 123.5 126.7 135.4 (p)138.2

Employment(1)

 113.9 117.3 118.8 121.8 130.2 (p)132.4

Unemployment(1)

 6.4 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.1 (p)5.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.3 4.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 100.4 101.0 103.8 107.7 114.8 (p)117.3

12-month % change

 5.8 5.2 3.9 2.2 -0.2 (p)-1.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.8 (p)8.8

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.5 (p)3.5

Manufacturing(3)

 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 (p)3.0

12-month % change

 0.0 -3.2 -3.2 -6.3 -9.1 (p)-11.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 20.9 20.9 20.9 21.5 22.3 (p)22.5

12-month % change

 4.5 4.5 2.5 1.4 -2.6 (p)-3.8

Information(3)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1

12-month % change

 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 (p)-8.3

Financial Activities(3)

 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 (p)4.0

12-month % change

 5.6 5.6 2.7 2.7 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.7 (p)10.8

12-month % change

 12.4 7.5 1.0 -0.9 -1.8 (p)-1.8

Education and Health Services(3)

 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.6 (p)18.6

12-month % change

 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.2 (p)1.6

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 15.4 15.8 17.6 20.3 25.0 (p)27.5

12-month % change

 17.6 17.0 13.5 7.4 0.0 (p)-4.5

Other Services(3)

 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.9 (p)5.0

12-month % change

 9.5 7.0 6.8 0.0 -2.0 (p)-2.0

Government(3)

 15.3 15.4 15.6 15.8 16.5 (p)16.0

12-month % change

 0.7 1.3 3.3 1.3 2.5 (p)1.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary