The Merrimack Valley July ’21 unemployment numbers have been released, and show unemployment is holding relatively steady since June, with slight upticks in a few communities. Although the non-seasonally adjusted data suggests an increase in unemployment across the state, the seasonally adjusted data shows no change since June. For more information on these differences, see “about this data” below.
| Community | March ’20 Unemployment % | July ’21 Unemployment % |
| Amesbury | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| Andover | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| Boxford | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Georgetown | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| Groveland | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Haverhill | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| Lawrence | 5.1 | 11.6 |
| Merrimac | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Methuen | 3.2 | 7.3 |
| Newbury | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| Newburyport | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| North Andover | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| Rowley | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Salisbury | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| West Newbury | 2.1 | 3.4 |
About this data: The Merrimack Valley July ’21 unemployment snapshot contains the state-reported municipal-level data as non-seasonally adjusted. This means that fluctuations in unemployment may be due to changes in seasonal work and may not be a complete picture of the workforce. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers actually suggest a continued decrease in unemployment throughout Massachusetts since June 2020, as shown in the bold green line on the graph above.
Data Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Labor Market Information
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