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Highest labor force participation, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 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 2020

01Somerville, MAMA84,21179.0%−1%

02Abington, MAMA17,05375.3%+3%

03Arlington, MAMA46,35074.2%+2%

04Kingston, MAMA5,91074.0%−2%

05Sharon, MAMA6,23273.8%+3%

06Woburn, MAMA43,96273.7%+3%

07Whitinsville, MAMA7,11573.3%+7%

08Brookline, MAMA63,26673.2%+5%

09Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15573.0%+6%

10Watertown, MAMA35,71072.5%–

11Everett, MAMA53,57272.5%−1%

12Walpole, MAMA6,46172.4%+3%

13Medfield, MAMA6,84972.3%+6%

14Malden, MAMA66,37072.3%+5%

15Medford, MAMA59,83472.2%−2%

16Marlborough, MAMA42,77272.2%−1%

17North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.2%+0%

18Framingham, MAMA73,02172.1%−0%

19Nantucket, MAMA10,01772.1%+2%

20Foxborough, MAMA6,25172.0%+9%

21Wilmington, MAMA23,33671.9%−2%

22North Westport, MAMA5,28971.7%+15%

23Attleboro, MAMA47,44771.6%+4%

24Milford, MAMA27,73171.3%−1%

25Maynard, MAMA10,71271.2%−5%

26Franklin, MAMA33,95571.1%−1%

27Quincy, MAMA103,17371.0%+2%

28Norwood, MAMA31,54270.8%−0%

29Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22270.8%−3%

30Amesbury, MAMA17,58870.7%–

31Wakefield, MAMA27,79370.6%+1%

32Clinton, MAMA7,65870.4%−3%

33Salem, MAMA45,38170.2%+2%

34Dedham, MAMA25,23770.2%+0%

35Boston, MAMA672,97370.0%+0%

36Plymouth, MAMA7,91869.8%−0%

37Braintree, MAMA38,95769.8%+0%

38Stoneham, MAMA23,35569.7%−4%

39Holbrook, MAMA11,38069.7%+10%

40Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.6%+0%

41Webster, MAMA12,22869.6%+5%

42Methuen, MAMA54,58469.5%–

43Bellingham, MAMA5,32569.3%+9%

44Revere, MAMA60,14169.2%+1%

45Hull, MAMA10,13869.2%−5%

46Danvers, MAMA28,09868.9%+1%

47Melrose, MAMA29,59768.7%−1%

48Lawrence, MAMA89,32068.7%+2%

49Haverhill, MAMA68,36168.7%−1%

50Waltham, MAMA65,03768.5%−1%

51Weymouth, MAMA59,75968.5%−2%

52Lynnfield, MAMA13,06468.4%−4%

53Pinehurst, MAMA6,84568.3%+3%

54Belmont, MAMA27,17568.3%+0%

55Chelsea, MAMA40,13068.2%−2%

56Randolph, MAMA34,94868.1%+1%

57Leominster, MAMA44,19467.9%−1%

58North Scituate, MAMA6,49267.8%−2%

59Needham, MAMA32,45967.8%+5%

60Brockton, MAMA106,13467.8%−1%

61Milton, MAMA28,58767.7%−4%

62Lowell, MAMA119,97167.6%+1%

63Winchester, MAMA23,40667.6%+3%

64Beverly, MAMA43,36367.6%+0%

65Taunton, MAMA62,52267.4%+2%

66Winthrop, MAMA18,64767.3%−5%

67Burlington, MAMA26,27467.2%+2%

68Reading, MAMA25,61267.2%−4%

69Lynn, MAMA104,23666.9%−1%

70Andover, MAMA9,45166.6%+0%

71Marblehead, MAMA20,41366.6%−0%

72Swampscott, MAMA15,27766.6%−3%

73Hudson, MAMA15,71966.5%−3%

74West Springfield, MAMA28,82966.5%−2%

75Northborough, MAMA6,39266.3%−9%

76Fitchburg, MAMA42,13666.3%−0%

77Southbridge, MAMA18,10566.2%+3%

78Newburyport, MAMA19,14866.0%−4%

79Marshfield, MAMA5,16165.9%−12%

80Newton, MAMA90,74165.8%+1%

81Peabody, MAMA55,95365.2%+1%

82Cochituate, MAMA6,47165.2%−3%

83Worcester, MAMA213,86265.2%+7%

84Saugus, MAMA28,77364.8%−1%

85Easthampton, MAMA15,85164.5%–

86Oxford, MAMA5,67164.5%−3%

87Salisbury, MAMA5,65664.0%−3%

88Lexington, MAMA34,29563.9%−1%

89Gloucester, MAMA30,62763.9%−1%

90East Harwich, MAMA5,65463.8%+8%

91Pittsfield, MAMA42,90963.8%+1%

92Somerset, MAMA18,29863.5%+2%

93Athol, MAMA8,80163.4%+1%

94Northampton, MAMA31,04762.8%+2%

95Agawam, MAMA28,78362.5%−4%

96Palmer, MAMA12,36762.4%−2%

97New Bedford, MAMA101,83462.4%−1%

98Barnstable, MAMA50,10162.2%−6%

99Fall River, MAMA95,29862.0%+4%

100Bridgewater, MAMA29,30961.9%−4%

101Westfield, MAMA40,54661.6%−1%

102Hingham, MAMA5,13061.0%−7%

103Chicopee, MAMA55,31060.6%−0%

104Longmeadow, MAMA15,69659.8%+3%

105Scituate, MAMA5,79659.7%−5%

106South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55259.0%−1%

107Gardner, MAMA21,48358.8%−1%

108Wellesley, MAMA30,34758.6%−0%

109Greenfield, MAMA17,69158.5%−4%

110Adams, MAMA5,42756.9%−6%

111Springfield, MAMA154,70256.9%−1%

112Spencer, MAMA5,66156.5%−4%

113Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40556.0%−3%

114Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.8%−10%

115Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96155.5%+10%

116West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19454.7%−7%

117North Adams, MAMA12,36854.7%−8%

118Ware, MAMA6,36954.5%−14%

119Holyoke, MAMA38,02354.4%−1%

120East Falmouth, MAMA6,24554.0%−7%

121Amherst, MAMA40,92053.1%−6%

122West Concord, MAMA5,87650.6%+5%

123The Pinehills, MAMA5,28231.3%−19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES