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Highest unemployment, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Ware, MAMA6,36914.4%+3.4 pts

02Bellingham, MAMA5,32511.1%+6.9 pts

03Chelsea, MAMA40,1309.2%+2.9 pts

04Andover, MAMA9,4519.1%+4.1 pts

05Webster, MAMA12,2288.9%+1.5 pts

06West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1948.8%+6.1 pts

07Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%−0.2 pts

08Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%+0.3 pts

09Brockton, MAMA106,1348.6%+0.2 pts

10Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.5%−2.5 pts

11New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.3%+1.0 pts

12East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.9%+4.8 pts

13Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%+2.3 pts

14Randolph, MAMA34,9487.7%+1.0 pts

15Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.7%+0.6 pts

16Amherst, MAMA40,9207.7%−3.1 pts

17Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.2%−0.2 pts

18Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.0%−0.2 pts

19Gardner, MAMA21,4837.0%+2.1 pts

20Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%−0.0 pts

21Quincy, MAMA103,1736.9%+1.1 pts

22Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%−1.3 pts

23Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.5%+1.0 pts

24Fall River, MAMA95,2986.5%−1.3 pts

25Worcester, MAMA213,8626.5%+1.5 pts

26Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%−3.4 pts

27Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.3%+1.3 pts

28Chicopee, MAMA55,3106.3%−0.7 pts

29Adams, MAMA5,4276.3%−0.4 pts

30Leominster, MAMA44,1946.2%+0.8 pts

31Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.2%+3.7 pts

32Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.1%+0.4 pts

33Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.1%−0.3 pts

34South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.1%−1.5 pts

35Boston, MAMA672,9736.1%−0.8 pts

36Longmeadow, MAMA15,6966.1%+1.3 pts

37Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%−0.2 pts

38West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.0%+1.1 pts

39Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9%+0.1 pts

40Methuen, MAMA54,5845.8%–

41Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%+0.0 pts

42Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.8%+2.2 pts

43North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%+0.0 pts

44Lowell, MAMA119,9715.7%+0.2 pts

45Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.7%+0.6 pts

46Northampton, MAMA31,0475.5%+2.4 pts

47Everett, MAMA53,5725.5%−0.1 pts

48Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%+2.4 pts

49Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.5%+0.7 pts

50Malden, MAMA66,3705.4%−1.3 pts

51Watertown, MAMA35,7105.3%–

52Clinton, MAMA7,6585.3%+1.8 pts

53Whitinsville, MAMA7,1155.3%+0.6 pts

54Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2%+1.3 pts

55Franklin, MAMA33,9555.2%+1.0 pts

56Salem, MAMA45,3815.1%+0.5 pts

57Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%−0.4 pts

58Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.1%−0.4 pts

59Lynn, MAMA104,2365.0%−1.3 pts

60North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%+0.5 pts

61Medfield, MAMA6,8495.0%+1.3 pts

62Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%+0.4 pts

63Peabody, MAMA55,9534.9%+0.8 pts

64Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.9%−1.5 pts

65Milton, MAMA28,5874.8%+1.5 pts

66Framingham, MAMA73,0214.8%−0.9 pts

67Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%+0.4 pts

68Oxford, MAMA5,6714.8%+1.0 pts

69Danvers, MAMA28,0984.7%+0.3 pts

70Easthampton, MAMA15,8514.7%–

71Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7%+0.5 pts

72Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7%+1.2 pts

73Walpole, MAMA6,4614.7%+0.1 pts

74Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7%−0.2 pts

75Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6%+1.2 pts

76North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.5%−1.9 pts

77Burlington, MAMA26,2744.4%+2.4 pts

78Beverly, MAMA43,3634.4%+1.8 pts

79Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4%−0.3 pts

80Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%+0.0 pts

81Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.4%+1.7 pts

82Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%−0.1 pts

83Medford, MAMA59,8344.3%+0.9 pts

84The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.3%+3.7 pts

85Sharon, MAMA6,2324.2%+1.5 pts

86Braintree, MAMA38,9574.0%−0.2 pts

87Agawam, MAMA28,7834.0%−0.4 pts

88Hull, MAMA10,1384.0%−1.4 pts

89West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%+0.1 pts

90Saugus, MAMA28,7733.8%−0.5 pts

91Winchester, MAMA23,4063.8%+1.0 pts

92Newton, MAMA90,7413.8%+0.5 pts

93Melrose, MAMA29,5973.7%−0.5 pts

94Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%+1.1 pts

95Amesbury, MAMA17,5883.6%–

96Brookline, MAMA63,2663.6%+0.6 pts

97Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%+0.2 pts

98Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%+0.7 pts

99Cambridge, MAMA122,5883.4%−0.6 pts

100Hingham, MAMA5,1303.3%−1.8 pts

101Reading, MAMA25,6123.3%+0.6 pts

102Somerset, MAMA18,2983.3%+0.2 pts

103Scituate, MAMA5,7963.2%+2.1 pts

104Dedham, MAMA25,2373.1%−0.6 pts

105Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%−0.3 pts

106North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%+0.9 pts

107Westfield, MAMA40,5463.0%−1.2 pts

108Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.0%−0.3 pts

109Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%−0.0 pts

110Lexington, MAMA34,2952.9%−0.6 pts

111Arlington, MAMA46,3502.9%−0.5 pts

112Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9%−3.5 pts

113Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9%−0.3 pts

114Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.8%+0.5 pts

115Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.7%−0.4 pts

116Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.6%−1.5 pts

117Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%+0.1 pts

118Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.4%−0.5 pts

119Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.2%−1.3 pts

120Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.1%−0.4 pts

121East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%+0.1 pts

122Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.7%−0.1 pts

123Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES