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Lowest labor force participation, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,28231.3%–

02West Concord, MAMA5,87650.6%–

03Amherst, MAMA40,92053.1%–

04East Falmouth, MAMA6,24554.0%–

05Holyoke, MAMA38,02354.4%–

06Ware, MAMA6,36954.5%–

07North Adams, MAMA12,36854.7%–

08West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19454.7%–

09Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96155.5%–

10Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.8%–

11Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40556.0%–

12Spencer, MAMA5,66156.5%–

13Springfield, MAMA154,70256.9%–

14Adams, MAMA5,42756.9%–

15Greenfield, MAMA17,69158.5%–

16Wellesley, MAMA30,34758.6%–

17Gardner, MAMA21,48358.8%–

18South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55259.0%–

19Scituate, MAMA5,79659.7%–

20Longmeadow, MAMA15,69659.8%–

21Chicopee, MAMA55,31060.6%–

22Hingham, MAMA5,13061.0%–

23Westfield, MAMA40,54661.6%–

24Bridgewater, MAMA29,30961.9%–

25Fall River, MAMA95,29862.0%–

26Barnstable, MAMA50,10162.2%–

27New Bedford, MAMA101,83462.4%–

28Palmer, MAMA12,36762.4%–

29Agawam, MAMA28,78362.5%–

30Northampton, MAMA31,04762.8%–

31Athol, MAMA8,80163.4%–

32Somerset, MAMA18,29863.5%–

33Pittsfield, MAMA42,90963.8%–

34East Harwich, MAMA5,65463.8%–

35Gloucester, MAMA30,62763.9%–

36Lexington, MAMA34,29563.9%–

37Salisbury, MAMA5,65664.0%–

38Oxford, MAMA5,67164.5%–

39Easthampton, MAMA15,85164.5%–

40Saugus, MAMA28,77364.8%–

41Worcester, MAMA213,86265.2%–

42Cochituate, MAMA6,47165.2%–

43Peabody, MAMA55,95365.2%–

44Newton, MAMA90,74165.8%–

45Marshfield, MAMA5,16165.9%–

46Newburyport, MAMA19,14866.0%–

47Southbridge, MAMA18,10566.2%–

48Fitchburg, MAMA42,13666.3%–

49Northborough, MAMA6,39266.3%–

50West Springfield, MAMA28,82966.5%–

51Hudson, MAMA15,71966.5%–

52Swampscott, MAMA15,27766.6%–

53Marblehead, MAMA20,41366.6%–

54Andover, MAMA9,45166.6%–

55Lynn, MAMA104,23666.9%–

56Reading, MAMA25,61267.2%–

57Burlington, MAMA26,27467.2%–

58Winthrop, MAMA18,64767.3%–

59Taunton, MAMA62,52267.4%–

60Beverly, MAMA43,36367.6%–

61Winchester, MAMA23,40667.6%–

62Lowell, MAMA119,97167.6%–

63Milton, MAMA28,58767.7%–

64Brockton, MAMA106,13467.8%–

65Needham, MAMA32,45967.8%–

66North Scituate, MAMA6,49267.8%–

67Leominster, MAMA44,19467.9%–

68Randolph, MAMA34,94868.1%–

69Chelsea, MAMA40,13068.2%–

70Belmont, MAMA27,17568.3%–

71Pinehurst, MAMA6,84568.3%–

72Lynnfield, MAMA13,06468.4%–

73Weymouth, MAMA59,75968.5%–

74Waltham, MAMA65,03768.5%–

75Haverhill, MAMA68,36168.7%–

76Lawrence, MAMA89,32068.7%–

77Melrose, MAMA29,59768.7%–

78Danvers, MAMA28,09868.9%–

79Hull, MAMA10,13869.2%–

80Revere, MAMA60,14169.2%–

81Bellingham, MAMA5,32569.3%–

82Methuen, MAMA54,58469.5%–

83Webster, MAMA12,22869.6%–

84Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.6%–

85Holbrook, MAMA11,38069.7%–

86Stoneham, MAMA23,35569.7%–

87Braintree, MAMA38,95769.8%–

88Plymouth, MAMA7,91869.8%–

89Boston, MAMA672,97370.0%–

90Dedham, MAMA25,23770.2%–

91Salem, MAMA45,38170.2%–

92Clinton, MAMA7,65870.4%–

93Wakefield, MAMA27,79370.6%–

94Amesbury, MAMA17,58870.7%–

95Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22270.8%–

96Norwood, MAMA31,54270.8%–

97Quincy, MAMA103,17371.0%–

98Franklin, MAMA33,95571.1%–

99Maynard, MAMA10,71271.2%–

100Milford, MAMA27,73171.3%–

101Attleboro, MAMA47,44771.6%–

102North Westport, MAMA5,28971.7%–

103Wilmington, MAMA23,33671.9%–

104Foxborough, MAMA6,25172.0%–

105Nantucket, MAMA10,01772.1%–

106Framingham, MAMA73,02172.1%–

107North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.2%–

108Marlborough, MAMA42,77272.2%–

109Medford, MAMA59,83472.2%–

110Malden, MAMA66,37072.3%–

111Medfield, MAMA6,84972.3%–

112Walpole, MAMA6,46172.4%–

113Everett, MAMA53,57272.5%–

114Watertown, MAMA35,71072.5%–

115Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15573.0%–

116Brookline, MAMA63,26673.2%–

117Whitinsville, MAMA7,11573.3%–

118Woburn, MAMA43,96273.7%–

119Sharon, MAMA6,23273.8%–

120Kingston, MAMA5,91074.0%–

121Arlington, MAMA46,35074.2%–

122Abington, MAMA17,05375.3%–

123Somerville, MAMA84,21179.0%–

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