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Highest labor force participation, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 67.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Somerville, MAMA84,21180.1%–

02Kingston, MAMA5,91075.2%–

03Marshfield, MAMA5,16175.1%–

04Maynard, MAMA10,71274.7%–

05Medford, MAMA59,83473.5%–

06Wilmington, MAMA23,33673.3%–

07Abington, MAMA17,05373.3%–

08Everett, MAMA53,57273.2%–

09Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22273.1%–

10Hull, MAMA10,13872.9%–

11Marlborough, MAMA42,77272.8%–

12Northborough, MAMA6,39272.8%–

13Clinton, MAMA7,65872.7%–

14Arlington, MAMA46,35072.7%–

15Milford, MAMA27,73172.3%–

16Stoneham, MAMA23,35572.3%–

17Framingham, MAMA73,02172.2%–

18North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.2%–

19Franklin, MAMA33,95571.7%–

20Sharon, MAMA6,23271.7%–

21Lynnfield, MAMA13,06471.3%–

22Woburn, MAMA43,96271.2%–

23Norwood, MAMA31,54271.0%–

24Nantucket, MAMA10,01770.7%–

25Milton, MAMA28,58770.6%–

26Winthrop, MAMA18,64770.5%–

27Weymouth, MAMA59,75970.2%–

28Reading, MAMA25,61270.1%–

29Walpole, MAMA6,46170.0%–

30Brookline, MAMA63,26669.9%–

31Plymouth, MAMA7,91869.9%–

32Dedham, MAMA25,23769.8%–

33Boston, MAMA672,97369.8%–

34Wakefield, MAMA27,79369.8%–

35Quincy, MAMA103,17369.8%–

36Melrose, MAMA29,59769.6%–

37Braintree, MAMA38,95769.6%–

38Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.5%–

39Chelsea, MAMA40,13069.5%–

40Haverhill, MAMA68,36169.4%–

41North Scituate, MAMA6,49269.3%–

42Waltham, MAMA65,03769.3%–

43Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15568.9%–

44Malden, MAMA66,37068.9%–

45Hudson, MAMA15,71968.8%–

46Salem, MAMA45,38168.8%–

47Attleboro, MAMA47,44768.7%–

48Revere, MAMA60,14168.7%–

49Newburyport, MAMA19,14868.7%–

50Whitinsville, MAMA7,11568.6%–

51Brockton, MAMA106,13468.6%–

52Medfield, MAMA6,84968.4%–

53Danvers, MAMA28,09868.4%–

54Leominster, MAMA44,19468.3%–

55Swampscott, MAMA15,27768.3%–

56Belmont, MAMA27,17568.2%–

57West Springfield, MAMA28,82968.0%–

58Lawrence, MAMA89,32067.5%–

59Beverly, MAMA43,36367.5%–

60Randolph, MAMA34,94867.4%–

61Lynn, MAMA104,23667.3%–

62Lowell, MAMA119,97167.2%–

63Cochituate, MAMA6,47167.1%–

64Marblehead, MAMA20,41366.8%–

65Fitchburg, MAMA42,13666.6%–

66Andover, MAMA9,45166.5%–

67Taunton, MAMA62,52266.3%–

68Barnstable, MAMA50,10166.3%–

69Webster, MAMA12,22866.3%–

70Oxford, MAMA5,67166.2%–

71Pinehurst, MAMA6,84566.2%–

72Foxborough, MAMA6,25166.1%–

73Burlington, MAMA26,27466.0%–

74Salisbury, MAMA5,65665.7%–

75Winchester, MAMA23,40665.7%–

76Saugus, MAMA28,77365.5%–

77Hingham, MAMA5,13065.2%–

78Newton, MAMA90,74165.2%–

79Agawam, MAMA28,78365.2%–

80Peabody, MAMA55,95364.9%–

81Needham, MAMA32,45964.8%–

82Bridgewater, MAMA29,30964.7%–

83Southbridge, MAMA18,10564.4%–

84Lexington, MAMA34,29564.4%–

85Gloucester, MAMA30,62764.4%–

86Ware, MAMA6,36963.8%–

87Palmer, MAMA12,36763.7%–

88Bellingham, MAMA5,32563.4%–

89Holbrook, MAMA11,38063.2%–

90Pittsfield, MAMA42,90963.2%–

91Scituate, MAMA5,79663.1%–

92New Bedford, MAMA101,83462.7%–

93North Westport, MAMA5,28962.6%–

94Athol, MAMA8,80162.5%–

95Westfield, MAMA40,54662.2%–

96Somerset, MAMA18,29862.1%–

97Williamstown, MAMA5,07061.8%–

98Northampton, MAMA31,04761.6%–

99Worcester, MAMA213,86261.2%–

100Chicopee, MAMA55,31060.8%–

101Greenfield, MAMA17,69160.7%–

102Adams, MAMA5,42760.5%–

103South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55259.7%–

104Gardner, MAMA21,48359.6%–

105North Adams, MAMA12,36859.5%–

106Fall River, MAMA95,29859.5%–

107East Harwich, MAMA5,65458.9%–

108West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19458.9%–

109Wellesley, MAMA30,34758.8%–

110Spencer, MAMA5,66158.7%–

111Longmeadow, MAMA15,69658.2%–

112East Falmouth, MAMA6,24558.2%–

113Springfield, MAMA154,70257.6%–

114Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40557.5%–

115Amherst, MAMA40,92056.4%–

116Holyoke, MAMA38,02354.9%–

117Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96150.4%–

118West Concord, MAMA5,87648.4%–

119The Pinehills, MAMA5,28238.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS