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Lowest unemployment, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the lowest 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

01Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%–

02Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.7%–

03East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%–

04Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.1%–

05Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.2%–

06Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.4%–

07Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%–

08Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.6%–

09Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.7%–

10Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.8%–

11Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9%–

12Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9%–

13Arlington, MAMA46,3502.9%–

14Lexington, MAMA34,2952.9%–

15Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%–

16Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.0%–

17Westfield, MAMA40,5463.0%–

18North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%–

19Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%–

20Dedham, MAMA25,2373.1%–

21Scituate, MAMA5,7963.2%–

22Somerset, MAMA18,2983.3%–

23Reading, MAMA25,6123.3%–

24Hingham, MAMA5,1303.3%–

25Cambridge, MAMA122,5883.4%–

26Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%–

27Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%–

28Brookline, MAMA63,2663.6%–

29Amesbury, MAMA17,5883.6%–

30Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%–

31Melrose, MAMA29,5973.7%–

32Newton, MAMA90,7413.8%–

33Winchester, MAMA23,4063.8%–

34Saugus, MAMA28,7733.8%–

35West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%–

36Hull, MAMA10,1384.0%–

37Agawam, MAMA28,7834.0%–

38Braintree, MAMA38,9574.0%–

39Sharon, MAMA6,2324.2%–

40The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.3%–

41Medford, MAMA59,8344.3%–

42Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%–

43Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.4%–

44Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%–

45Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4%–

46Beverly, MAMA43,3634.4%–

47Burlington, MAMA26,2744.4%–

48North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.5%–

49Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6%–

50Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7%–

51Walpole, MAMA6,4614.7%–

52Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7%–

53Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7%–

54Easthampton, MAMA15,8514.7%–

55Danvers, MAMA28,0984.7%–

56Oxford, MAMA5,6714.8%–

57Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%–

58Framingham, MAMA73,0214.8%–

59Milton, MAMA28,5874.8%–

60Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.9%–

61Peabody, MAMA55,9534.9%–

62Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%–

63Medfield, MAMA6,8495.0%–

64North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%–

65Lynn, MAMA104,2365.0%–

66Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.1%–

67Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%–

68Salem, MAMA45,3815.1%–

69Franklin, MAMA33,9555.2%–

70Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2%–

71Whitinsville, MAMA7,1155.3%–

72Clinton, MAMA7,6585.3%–

73Watertown, MAMA35,7105.3%–

74Malden, MAMA66,3705.4%–

75Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.5%–

76Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%–

77Everett, MAMA53,5725.5%–

78Northampton, MAMA31,0475.5%–

79Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.7%–

80Lowell, MAMA119,9715.7%–

81North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%–

82Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.8%–

83Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%–

84Methuen, MAMA54,5845.8%–

85Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9%–

86West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.0%–

87Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%–

88Longmeadow, MAMA15,6966.1%–

89Boston, MAMA672,9736.1%–

90South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.1%–

91Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.1%–

92Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.1%–

93Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.2%–

94Leominster, MAMA44,1946.2%–

95Adams, MAMA5,4276.3%–

96Chicopee, MAMA55,3106.3%–

97Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.3%–

98Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%–

99Worcester, MAMA213,8626.5%–

100Fall River, MAMA95,2986.5%–

101Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.5%–

102Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%–

103Quincy, MAMA103,1736.9%–

104Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%–

105Gardner, MAMA21,4837.0%–

106Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.0%–

107Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.2%–

108Amherst, MAMA40,9207.7%–

109Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.7%–

110Randolph, MAMA34,9487.7%–

111Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%–

112East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.9%–

113New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.3%–

114Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.5%–

115Brockton, MAMA106,1348.6%–

116Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%–

117Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%–

118West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1948.8%–

119Webster, MAMA12,2288.9%–

120Andover, MAMA9,4519.1%–

121Chelsea, MAMA40,1309.2%–

122Bellingham, MAMA5,32511.1%–

123Ware, MAMA6,36914.4%–

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