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Highest labor force participation, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Somerville, MAMA84,21179.0%–

02Abington, MAMA17,05375.3%–

03Arlington, MAMA46,35074.2%–

04Kingston, MAMA5,91074.0%–

05Sharon, MAMA6,23273.8%–

06Woburn, MAMA43,96273.7%–

07Whitinsville, MAMA7,11573.3%–

08Brookline, MAMA63,26673.2%–

09Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15573.0%–

10Watertown, MAMA35,71072.5%–

11Everett, MAMA53,57272.5%–

12Walpole, MAMA6,46172.4%–

13Medfield, MAMA6,84972.3%–

14Malden, MAMA66,37072.3%–

15Medford, MAMA59,83472.2%–

16Marlborough, MAMA42,77272.2%–

17North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.2%–

18Framingham, MAMA73,02172.1%–

19Nantucket, MAMA10,01772.1%–

20Foxborough, MAMA6,25172.0%–

21Wilmington, MAMA23,33671.9%–

22North Westport, MAMA5,28971.7%–

23Attleboro, MAMA47,44771.6%–

24Milford, MAMA27,73171.3%–

25Maynard, MAMA10,71271.2%–

26Franklin, MAMA33,95571.1%–

27Quincy, MAMA103,17371.0%–

28Norwood, MAMA31,54270.8%–

29Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22270.8%–

30Amesbury, MAMA17,58870.7%–

31Wakefield, MAMA27,79370.6%–

32Clinton, MAMA7,65870.4%–

33Salem, MAMA45,38170.2%–

34Dedham, MAMA25,23770.2%–

35Boston, MAMA672,97370.0%–

36Plymouth, MAMA7,91869.8%–

37Braintree, MAMA38,95769.8%–

38Stoneham, MAMA23,35569.7%–

39Holbrook, MAMA11,38069.7%–

40Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.6%–

41Webster, MAMA12,22869.6%–

42Methuen, MAMA54,58469.5%–

43Bellingham, MAMA5,32569.3%–

44Revere, MAMA60,14169.2%–

45Hull, MAMA10,13869.2%–

46Danvers, MAMA28,09868.9%–

47Melrose, MAMA29,59768.7%–

48Lawrence, MAMA89,32068.7%–

49Haverhill, MAMA68,36168.7%–

50Waltham, MAMA65,03768.5%–

51Weymouth, MAMA59,75968.5%–

52Lynnfield, MAMA13,06468.4%–

53Pinehurst, MAMA6,84568.3%–

54Belmont, MAMA27,17568.3%–

55Chelsea, MAMA40,13068.2%–

56Randolph, MAMA34,94868.1%–

57Leominster, MAMA44,19467.9%–

58North Scituate, MAMA6,49267.8%–

59Needham, MAMA32,45967.8%–

60Brockton, MAMA106,13467.8%–

61Milton, MAMA28,58767.7%–

62Lowell, MAMA119,97167.6%–

63Winchester, MAMA23,40667.6%–

64Beverly, MAMA43,36367.6%–

65Taunton, MAMA62,52267.4%–

66Winthrop, MAMA18,64767.3%–

67Burlington, MAMA26,27467.2%–

68Reading, MAMA25,61267.2%–

69Lynn, MAMA104,23666.9%–

70Andover, MAMA9,45166.6%–

71Marblehead, MAMA20,41366.6%–

72Swampscott, MAMA15,27766.6%–

73Hudson, MAMA15,71966.5%–

74West Springfield, MAMA28,82966.5%–

75Northborough, MAMA6,39266.3%–

76Fitchburg, MAMA42,13666.3%–

77Southbridge, MAMA18,10566.2%–

78Newburyport, MAMA19,14866.0%–

79Marshfield, MAMA5,16165.9%–

80Newton, MAMA90,74165.8%–

81Peabody, MAMA55,95365.2%–

82Cochituate, MAMA6,47165.2%–

83Worcester, MAMA213,86265.2%–

84Saugus, MAMA28,77364.8%–

85Easthampton, MAMA15,85164.5%–

86Oxford, MAMA5,67164.5%–

87Salisbury, MAMA5,65664.0%–

88Lexington, MAMA34,29563.9%–

89Gloucester, MAMA30,62763.9%–

90East Harwich, MAMA5,65463.8%–

91Pittsfield, MAMA42,90963.8%–

92Somerset, MAMA18,29863.5%–

93Athol, MAMA8,80163.4%–

94Northampton, MAMA31,04762.8%–

95Agawam, MAMA28,78362.5%–

96Palmer, MAMA12,36762.4%–

97New Bedford, MAMA101,83462.4%–

98Barnstable, MAMA50,10162.2%–

99Fall River, MAMA95,29862.0%–

100Bridgewater, MAMA29,30961.9%–

101Westfield, MAMA40,54661.6%–

102Hingham, MAMA5,13061.0%–

103Chicopee, MAMA55,31060.6%–

104Longmeadow, MAMA15,69659.8%–

105Scituate, MAMA5,79659.7%–

106South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55259.0%–

107Gardner, MAMA21,48358.8%–

108Wellesley, MAMA30,34758.6%–

109Greenfield, MAMA17,69158.5%–

110Adams, MAMA5,42756.9%–

111Springfield, MAMA154,70256.9%–

112Spencer, MAMA5,66156.5%–

113Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40556.0%–

114Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.8%–

115Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96155.5%–

116West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19454.7%–

117North Adams, MAMA12,36854.7%–

118Ware, MAMA6,36954.5%–

119Holyoke, MAMA38,02354.4%–

120East Falmouth, MAMA6,24554.0%–

121Amherst, MAMA40,92053.1%–

122West Concord, MAMA5,87650.6%–

123The Pinehills, MAMA5,28231.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES