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Lowest unemployment, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%−0.9 pts

02Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.7%−0.1 pts

03East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%+0.1 pts

04Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.1%−0.4 pts

05Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.2%−1.3 pts

06Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.4%−0.5 pts

07Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%+0.1 pts

08Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.6%−1.5 pts

09Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.7%−0.4 pts

10Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.8%+0.5 pts

11Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9%−0.3 pts

12Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9%−3.5 pts

13Arlington, MAMA46,3502.9%−0.5 pts

14Lexington, MAMA34,2952.9%−0.6 pts

15Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%−0.0 pts

16Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.0%−0.3 pts

17Westfield, MAMA40,5463.0%−1.2 pts

18North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%+0.9 pts

19Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%−0.3 pts

20Dedham, MAMA25,2373.1%−0.6 pts

21Scituate, MAMA5,7963.2%+2.1 pts

22Somerset, MAMA18,2983.3%+0.2 pts

23Reading, MAMA25,6123.3%+0.6 pts

24Hingham, MAMA5,1303.3%−1.8 pts

25Cambridge, MAMA122,5883.4%−0.6 pts

26Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%+0.7 pts

27Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%+0.2 pts

28Brookline, MAMA63,2663.6%+0.6 pts

29Amesbury, MAMA17,5883.6%–

30Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%+1.1 pts

31Melrose, MAMA29,5973.7%−0.5 pts

32Newton, MAMA90,7413.8%+0.5 pts

33Winchester, MAMA23,4063.8%+1.0 pts

34Saugus, MAMA28,7733.8%−0.5 pts

35West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%+0.1 pts

36Hull, MAMA10,1384.0%−1.4 pts

37Agawam, MAMA28,7834.0%−0.4 pts

38Braintree, MAMA38,9574.0%−0.2 pts

39Sharon, MAMA6,2324.2%+1.5 pts

40The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.3%+3.7 pts

41Medford, MAMA59,8344.3%+0.9 pts

42Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%−0.1 pts

43Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.4%+1.7 pts

44Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%+0.0 pts

45Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4%−0.3 pts

46Beverly, MAMA43,3634.4%+1.8 pts

47Burlington, MAMA26,2744.4%+2.4 pts

48North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.5%−1.9 pts

49Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6%+1.2 pts

50Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7%−0.2 pts

51Walpole, MAMA6,4614.7%+0.1 pts

52Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7%+1.2 pts

53Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7%+0.5 pts

54Easthampton, MAMA15,8514.7%–

55Danvers, MAMA28,0984.7%+0.3 pts

56Oxford, MAMA5,6714.8%+1.0 pts

57Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%+0.4 pts

58Framingham, MAMA73,0214.8%−0.9 pts

59Milton, MAMA28,5874.8%+1.5 pts

60Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.9%−1.5 pts

61Peabody, MAMA55,9534.9%+0.8 pts

62Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%+0.4 pts

63Medfield, MAMA6,8495.0%+1.3 pts

64North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%+0.5 pts

65Lynn, MAMA104,2365.0%−1.3 pts

66Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.1%−0.4 pts

67Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%−0.4 pts

68Salem, MAMA45,3815.1%+0.5 pts

69Franklin, MAMA33,9555.2%+1.0 pts

70Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2%+1.3 pts

71Whitinsville, MAMA7,1155.3%+0.6 pts

72Clinton, MAMA7,6585.3%+1.8 pts

73Watertown, MAMA35,7105.3%–

74Malden, MAMA66,3705.4%−1.3 pts

75Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.5%+0.7 pts

76Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%+2.4 pts

77Everett, MAMA53,5725.5%−0.1 pts

78Northampton, MAMA31,0475.5%+2.4 pts

79Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.7%+0.6 pts

80Lowell, MAMA119,9715.7%+0.2 pts

81North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%+0.0 pts

82Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.8%+2.2 pts

83Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%+0.0 pts

84Methuen, MAMA54,5845.8%–

85Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9%+0.1 pts

86West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.0%+1.1 pts

87Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%−0.2 pts

88Longmeadow, MAMA15,6966.1%+1.3 pts

89Boston, MAMA672,9736.1%−0.8 pts

90South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.1%−1.5 pts

91Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.1%−0.3 pts

92Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.1%+0.4 pts

93Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.2%+3.7 pts

94Leominster, MAMA44,1946.2%+0.8 pts

95Adams, MAMA5,4276.3%−0.4 pts

96Chicopee, MAMA55,3106.3%−0.7 pts

97Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.3%+1.3 pts

98Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%−3.4 pts

99Worcester, MAMA213,8626.5%+1.5 pts

100Fall River, MAMA95,2986.5%−1.3 pts

101Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.5%+1.0 pts

102Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%−1.3 pts

103Quincy, MAMA103,1736.9%+1.1 pts

104Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%−0.0 pts

105Gardner, MAMA21,4837.0%+2.1 pts

106Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.0%−0.2 pts

107Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.2%−0.2 pts

108Amherst, MAMA40,9207.7%−3.1 pts

109Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.7%+0.6 pts

110Randolph, MAMA34,9487.7%+1.0 pts

111Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%+2.3 pts

112East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.9%+4.8 pts

113New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.3%+1.0 pts

114Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.5%−2.5 pts

115Brockton, MAMA106,1348.6%+0.2 pts

116Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%+0.3 pts

117Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%−0.2 pts

118West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1948.8%+6.1 pts

119Webster, MAMA12,2288.9%+1.5 pts

120Andover, MAMA9,4519.1%+4.1 pts

121Chelsea, MAMA40,1309.2%+2.9 pts

122Bellingham, MAMA5,32511.1%+6.9 pts

123Ware, MAMA6,36914.4%+3.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES