Abington Town, MA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 7,253 | - | 6.8 | - |
| 1991 | 6,841 | -5.7 | 10.8 | 4.0 |
| 1992 | 6,878 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -1.3 |
| 1993 | 7,176 | 4.3 | 7.2 | -2.3 |
| 1994 | 7,671 | 6.9 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 7,789 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 7,879 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | 8,193 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 8,227 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1999 | 8,292 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 7,903 | -4.7 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 8,102 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 8,369 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 8,322 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 8,450 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 7,329 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Feb | 7,331 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Mar | 7,382 | - | 6.1 | - |
| Apr | 7,357 | - | 5.7 | - |
| May | 7,377 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Jun | 7,372 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Jul | 7,087 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Aug | 7,092 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Sep | 7,173 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Oct | 7,194 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Nov | 7,207 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Dec | 7,140 | - | 8.0 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 6,962 | -5.0 | 10.2 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 6,901 | -5.9 | 10.9 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 6,925 | -6.2 | 11.5 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 6,881 | -6.5 | 10.9 | 5.1 |
| May | 6,892 | -6.6 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 6,897 | -6.4 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 6,599 | -6.9 | 12.1 | 5.2 |
| Aug | 6,620 | -6.7 | 11.2 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 6,788 | -5.4 | 10.5 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 6,862 | -4.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 6,864 | -4.8 | 10.1 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 6,904 | -3.3 | 9.8 | 1.8 |
| 1992-Jan | 6,758 | -2.9 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 6,712 | -2.7 | 11.0 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 6,752 | -2.5 | 10.7 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 6,845 | -0.5 | 9.7 | -1.2 |
| May | 6,892 | 0.0 | 8.8 | -2.1 |
| Jun | 6,990 | 1.3 | 9.6 | -2.1 |
| Jul | 6,755 | 2.4 | 10.4 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 6,757 | 2.1 | 9.7 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 6,868 | 1.2 | 9.3 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 7,049 | 2.7 | 8.1 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 7,090 | 3.3 | 7.7 | -2.4 |
| Dec | 7,064 | 2.3 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 6,971 | 3.2 | 8.6 | -2.0 |
| Feb | 6,953 | 3.6 | 8.8 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 7,014 | 3.9 | 8.3 | -2.4 |
| Apr | 7,127 | 4.1 | 7.1 | -2.6 |
| May | 7,172 | 4.1 | 6.9 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 7,267 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -3.4 |
| Jul | 7,225 | 7.0 | 6.6 | -3.8 |
| Aug | 7,280 | 7.7 | 6.8 | -2.9 |
| Sep | 7,175 | 4.5 | 6.8 | -2.6 |
| Oct | 7,285 | 3.3 | 6.3 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 7,372 | 4.0 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 7,269 | 2.9 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 1994-Jan | 7,381 | 5.9 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 7,395 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 7,434 | 6.0 | 7.4 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 7,527 | 5.6 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| May | 7,646 | 6.6 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 7,730 | 6.4 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 7,777 | 7.6 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 7,788 | 7.0 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 7,794 | 8.6 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 7,847 | 7.7 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 7,910 | 7.3 | 4.9 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 7,817 | 7.5 | 4.7 | -2.5 |
| 1995-Jan | 7,677 | 4.0 | 5.9 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 7,755 | 4.9 | 6.3 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 7,793 | 4.8 | 5.6 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 7,794 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| May | 7,798 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 7,827 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 7,729 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 7,761 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 7,712 | -1.1 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 7,853 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 7,925 | 0.2 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 7,845 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 7,649 | -0.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 7,712 | -0.6 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 7,777 | -0.2 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 7,778 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 7,851 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 7,872 | 0.6 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 7,856 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 7,920 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 7,907 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 8,022 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 8,106 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 8,095 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 7,946 | 3.9 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 8,052 | 4.4 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 8,103 | 4.2 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 8,141 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 8,164 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 8,238 | 4.6 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 8,256 | 5.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 8,222 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 8,193 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 8,280 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 8,362 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 8,363 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 7,999 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 8,052 | 0.0 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 8,035 | -0.8 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 8,225 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| May | 8,229 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 8,298 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 8,215 | -0.5 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 8,240 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 8,205 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 8,373 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 8,442 | 1.0 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 8,412 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 8,192 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 8,250 | 2.5 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 8,268 | 2.9 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 8,375 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 8,327 | 1.2 | 2.7 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 8,357 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 8,260 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 8,282 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 8,204 | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 8,313 | -0.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 8,353 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 8,328 | -1.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 7,866 | -4.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 7,877 | -4.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 7,949 | -3.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 7,933 | -5.3 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 7,901 | -5.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 7,931 | -5.1 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 7,932 | -4.0 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 7,917 | -4.4 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 7,845 | -4.4 | 2.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 7,882 | -5.2 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 7,895 | -5.5 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 7,903 | -5.1 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 2001-Jan | 7,841 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 7,881 | 0.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 7,962 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 8,072 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| May | 8,047 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 8,122 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 8,170 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 8,144 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 8,107 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 8,237 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 8,312 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 8,329 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 8,211 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 8,233 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 8,328 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 8,400 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| May | 8,402 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 8,479 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 8,474 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 8,445 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 8,345 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 8,364 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 8,415 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 8,328 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 2003-Jan | 8,158 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 8,150 | -1.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 8,218 | -1.3 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 8,298 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 8,332 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 8,354 | -1.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 8,452 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 8,440 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 8,251 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 8,378 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 8,426 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 8,406 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 8,351 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 8,357 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 8,401 | 2.2 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 8,481 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 8,486 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 8,570 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 8,589 | 1.6 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 8,528 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 8,336 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 8,407 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 8,444 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 8,444 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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