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Highest unemployment, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

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