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Highest unemployment, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 4.4%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Ware, MAMA6,36911.0%–

02Lawrence, MAMA89,32011.0%–

03Amherst, MAMA40,92010.8%–

04Spencer, MAMA5,6619.8%–

05Springfield, MAMA154,7028.8%–

06Brockton, MAMA106,1348.4%–

07Athol, MAMA8,8018.3%–

08Fitchburg, MAMA42,1368.0%–

09Fall River, MAMA95,2987.8%–

10South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.6%–

11Webster, MAMA12,2287.5%–

12Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.4%–

13New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.3%–

14Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.2%–

15Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.1%–

16Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%–

17Chicopee, MAMA55,3107.0%–

18Boston, MAMA672,9736.9%–

19Randolph, MAMA34,9486.7%–

20Malden, MAMA66,3706.7%–

21Adams, MAMA5,4276.6%–

22Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.4%–

23Lynn, MAMA104,2366.4%–

24Palmer, MAMA12,3676.3%–

25Weymouth, MAMA59,7596.3%–

26North Scituate, MAMA6,4926.3%–

27Abington, MAMA17,0536.2%–

28Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.2%–

29Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%–

30Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%–

31Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.8%–

32Swampscott, MAMA15,2775.8%–

33Framingham, MAMA73,0215.7%–

34North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%–

35Everett, MAMA53,5725.6%–

36Woburn, MAMA43,9625.6%–

37Gloucester, MAMA30,6275.5%–

38Lowell, MAMA119,9715.5%–

39Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5%–

40Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5%–

41Leominster, MAMA44,1945.4%–

42Hull, MAMA10,1385.4%–

43Hingham, MAMA5,1305.1%–

44Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1%–

45Andover, MAMA9,4515.0%–

46Greenfield, MAMA17,6915.0%–

47Worcester, MAMA213,8625.0%–

48Gardner, MAMA21,4835.0%–

49Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.9%–

50West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.9%–

51Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.8%–

52Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.8%–

53Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.7%–

54Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.7%–

55Salem, MAMA45,3814.6%–

56Walpole, MAMA6,4614.5%–

57Milford, MAMA27,7314.5%–

58North Adams, MAMA12,3684.5%–

59Belmont, MAMA27,1754.4%–

60Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.4%–

61Danvers, MAMA28,0984.4%–

62Agawam, MAMA28,7834.4%–

63Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%–

64Saugus, MAMA28,7734.3%–

65Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.3%–

66Westfield, MAMA40,5464.3%–

67Braintree, MAMA38,9574.2%–

68Melrose, MAMA29,5974.2%–

69Franklin, MAMA33,9554.2%–

70Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.2%–

71Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.2%–

72Peabody, MAMA55,9534.1%–

73Cambridge, MAMA122,5884.0%–

74Hudson, MAMA15,7193.9%–

75West Concord, MAMA5,8763.8%–

76Oxford, MAMA5,6713.8%–

77Dedham, MAMA25,2373.7%–

78Medfield, MAMA6,8493.6%–

79Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.5%–

80Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.5%–

81Lexington, MAMA34,2953.5%–

82Clinton, MAMA7,6583.5%–

83Salisbury, MAMA5,6563.5%–

84Stoneham, MAMA23,3553.5%–

85Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.4%–

86Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.4%–

87Medford, MAMA59,8343.4%–

88Arlington, MAMA46,3503.4%–

89Milton, MAMA28,5873.3%–

90Newton, MAMA90,7413.3%–

91Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.2%–

92Northborough, MAMA6,3923.2%–

93Northampton, MAMA31,0473.1%–

94Maynard, MAMA10,7123.1%–

95Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%–

96Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.1%–

97Brookline, MAMA63,2663.1%–

98East Falmouth, MAMA6,2453.1%–

99Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%–

100Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.9%–

101Norwood, MAMA31,5422.9%–

102Winchester, MAMA23,4062.8%–

103Reading, MAMA25,6122.7%–

104West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1942.7%–

105Sharon, MAMA6,2322.7%–

106Wakefield, MAMA27,7932.7%–

107Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.6%–

108Waltham, MAMA65,0372.6%–

109Beverly, MAMA43,3632.6%–

110Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.5%–

111Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222.5%–

112Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%–

113Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.4%–

114North Westport, MAMA5,2892.2%–

115Burlington, MAMA26,2742.0%–

116Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.8%–

117East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%–

118Scituate, MAMA5,7961.1%–

119The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.5%–

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