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Highest unemployment, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Ware, MAMA6,36914.4%–

02Bellingham, MAMA5,32511.1%–

03Chelsea, MAMA40,1309.2%–

04Andover, MAMA9,4519.1%–

05Webster, MAMA12,2288.9%–

06West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1948.8%–

07Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%–

08Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%–

09Brockton, MAMA106,1348.6%–

10Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.5%–

11New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.3%–

12East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.9%–

13Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%–

14Randolph, MAMA34,9487.7%–

15Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.7%–

16Amherst, MAMA40,9207.7%–

17Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.2%–

18Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.0%–

19Gardner, MAMA21,4837.0%–

20Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%–

21Quincy, MAMA103,1736.9%–

22Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%–

23Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.5%–

24Fall River, MAMA95,2986.5%–

25Worcester, MAMA213,8626.5%–

26Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%–

27Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.3%–

28Chicopee, MAMA55,3106.3%–

29Adams, MAMA5,4276.3%–

30Leominster, MAMA44,1946.2%–

31Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.2%–

32Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.1%–

33Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.1%–

34South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.1%–

35Boston, MAMA672,9736.1%–

36Longmeadow, MAMA15,6966.1%–

37Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%–

38West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.0%–

39Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9%–

40Methuen, MAMA54,5845.8%–

41Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%–

42Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.8%–

43North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%–

44Lowell, MAMA119,9715.7%–

45Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.7%–

46Northampton, MAMA31,0475.5%–

47Everett, MAMA53,5725.5%–

48Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%–

49Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.5%–

50Malden, MAMA66,3705.4%–

51Watertown, MAMA35,7105.3%–

52Clinton, MAMA7,6585.3%–

53Whitinsville, MAMA7,1155.3%–

54Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2%–

55Franklin, MAMA33,9555.2%–

56Salem, MAMA45,3815.1%–

57Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%–

58Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.1%–

59Lynn, MAMA104,2365.0%–

60North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%–

61Medfield, MAMA6,8495.0%–

62Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%–

63Peabody, MAMA55,9534.9%–

64Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.9%–

65Milton, MAMA28,5874.8%–

66Framingham, MAMA73,0214.8%–

67Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%–

68Oxford, MAMA5,6714.8%–

69Danvers, MAMA28,0984.7%–

70Easthampton, MAMA15,8514.7%–

71Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7%–

72Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7%–

73Walpole, MAMA6,4614.7%–

74Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7%–

75Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6%–

76North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.5%–

77Burlington, MAMA26,2744.4%–

78Beverly, MAMA43,3634.4%–

79Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4%–

80Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%–

81Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.4%–

82Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%–

83Medford, MAMA59,8344.3%–

84The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.3%–

85Sharon, MAMA6,2324.2%–

86Braintree, MAMA38,9574.0%–

87Agawam, MAMA28,7834.0%–

88Hull, MAMA10,1384.0%–

89West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%–

90Saugus, MAMA28,7733.8%–

91Winchester, MAMA23,4063.8%–

92Newton, MAMA90,7413.8%–

93Melrose, MAMA29,5973.7%–

94Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%–

95Amesbury, MAMA17,5883.6%–

96Brookline, MAMA63,2663.6%–

97Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%–

98Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%–

99Cambridge, MAMA122,5883.4%–

100Hingham, MAMA5,1303.3%–

101Reading, MAMA25,6123.3%–

102Somerset, MAMA18,2983.3%–

103Scituate, MAMA5,7963.2%–

104Dedham, MAMA25,2373.1%–

105Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%–

106North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%–

107Westfield, MAMA40,5463.0%–

108Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.0%–

109Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%–

110Lexington, MAMA34,2952.9%–

111Arlington, MAMA46,3502.9%–

112Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9%–

113Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9%–

114Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.8%–

115Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.7%–

116Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.6%–

117Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%–

118Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.4%–

119Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.2%–

120Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.1%–

121East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%–

122Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.7%–

123Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%–

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