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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. The median across all 123 is 4.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Palmer, MA, up 84 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲12Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%−0.9 pts

02▲2Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.7%−0.1 pts

03East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%+0.1 pts

04▲6Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.1%−0.4 pts

05▲31Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.2%−1.3 pts

06▲14Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.4%−0.5 pts

07▲1Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%+0.1 pts

08▲41Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.6%−1.5 pts

09▲15Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.7%−0.4 pts

10▼3Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.8%+0.5 pts

11▲17Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9%−0.3 pts

12▲84Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9%−3.5 pts

13▲19Arlington, MAMA46,3502.9%−0.5 pts

14▲25Lexington, MAMA34,2952.9%−0.6 pts

15▲6Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%0.0 pts

16▲13Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.0%−0.3 pts

17▲37Westfield, MAMA40,5463.0%−1.2 pts

18▼12North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%+0.9 pts

19▲16Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%−0.3 pts

20▲23Dedham, MAMA25,2373.1%−0.6 pts

21▼19Scituate, MAMA5,7963.2%+2.1 pts

22▲3Somerset, MAMA18,2983.3%+0.2 pts

23▼6Reading, MAMA25,6123.3%+0.6 pts

24▲53Hingham, MAMA5,1303.3%−1.8 pts

25▲22Cambridge, MAMA122,5883.4%−0.6 pts

26▼7Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%+0.7 pts

27▲7Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%+0.2 pts

28▼5Brookline, MAMA63,2663.6%+0.6 pts

29Amesbury, MAMA17,5883.6%–

30▼18Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%+1.1 pts

31▲21Melrose, MAMA29,5973.7%−0.5 pts

32▼2Newton, MAMA90,7413.8%+0.5 pts

33▼15Winchester, MAMA23,4063.8%+1.0 pts

34▲22Saugus, MAMA28,7733.8%−0.5 pts

35▲10West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%+0.1 pts

36▲42Hull, MAMA10,1384.0%−1.4 pts

37▲21Agawam, MAMA28,7834.0%−0.4 pts

38▲15Braintree, MAMA38,9574.0%−0.2 pts

39▼24Sharon, MAMA6,2324.2%+1.5 pts

40▼39The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.3%+3.7 pts

41▼8Medford, MAMA59,8344.3%+0.9 pts

42▲19Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%−0.1 pts

43▼29Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.4%+1.7 pts

44▲13Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%0.0 pts

45▲21Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4%−0.3 pts

46▼35Beverly, MAMA43,3634.4%+1.8 pts

47▼42Burlington, MAMA26,2744.4%+2.4 pts

48▲46North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.5%−1.9 pts

49▼12Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6%+1.2 pts

50▲21Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7%−0.2 pts

51▲13Walpole, MAMA6,4614.7%+0.1 pts

52▼11Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7%+1.2 pts

53▼3Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7%+0.5 pts

54Easthampton, MAMA15,8514.7%–

55▲4Danvers, MAMA28,0984.7%+0.3 pts

56▼12Oxford, MAMA5,6714.8%+1.0 pts

57▲3Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%+0.4 pts

58▲29Framingham, MAMA73,0214.8%−0.9 pts

59▼28Milton, MAMA28,5874.8%+1.5 pts

60▲35Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.9%−1.5 pts

61▼13Peabody, MAMA55,9534.9%+0.8 pts

62▲1Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%+0.4 pts

63▼21Medfield, MAMA6,8495.0%+1.3 pts

64▼2North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%+0.5 pts

65▲32Lynn, MAMA104,2365.0%−1.3 pts

66▲15Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.1%−0.4 pts

67▲13Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%−0.4 pts

68▼3Salem, MAMA45,3815.1%+0.5 pts

69▼18Franklin, MAMA33,9555.2%+1.0 pts

70▼24Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2%+1.3 pts

71▼4Whitinsville, MAMA7,1155.3%+0.6 pts

72▼34Clinton, MAMA7,6585.3%+1.8 pts

73Watertown, MAMA35,7105.3%–

74▲26Malden, MAMA66,3705.4%−1.3 pts

75▼6Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.5%+0.7 pts

76▼50Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%+2.4 pts

77▲8Everett, MAMA53,5725.5%−0.1 pts

78▼51Northampton, MAMA31,0475.5%+2.4 pts

79▼3Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.7%+0.6 pts

80▲2Lowell, MAMA119,9715.7%+0.2 pts

81▲5North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%0.0 pts

82▼42Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.8%+2.2 pts

83▲7Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%0.0 pts

84Methuen, MAMA54,5845.8%–

85▲4Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9%+0.1 pts

86▼16West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.0%+1.1 pts

87▲6Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%−0.2 pts

88▼20Longmeadow, MAMA15,6966.1%+1.3 pts

89▲13Boston, MAMA672,9736.1%−0.8 pts

90▲20South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.1%−1.5 pts

91▲7Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.1%−0.3 pts

92▼4Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.1%+0.4 pts

93▼84Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.2%+3.7 pts

94▼15Leominster, MAMA44,1946.2%+0.8 pts

95▲4Adams, MAMA5,4276.3%−0.4 pts

96▲7Chicopee, MAMA55,3106.3%−0.7 pts

97▼23Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.3%+1.3 pts

98▲18Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%−3.4 pts

99▼26Worcester, MAMA213,8626.5%+1.5 pts

100▲11Fall River, MAMA95,2986.5%−1.3 pts

101▼18Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.5%+1.0 pts

102▲10Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%−1.3 pts

103▼12Quincy, MAMA103,1736.9%+1.1 pts

104Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%0.0 pts

105▼33Gardner, MAMA21,4837.0%+2.1 pts

106Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.0%−0.2 pts

107▲1Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.2%−0.2 pts

108▲9Amherst, MAMA40,9207.7%−3.1 pts

109▼4Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.7%+0.6 pts

110▼9Randolph, MAMA34,9487.7%+1.0 pts

111▼27Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%+2.3 pts

112▼90East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.9%+4.8 pts

113▼6New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.3%+1.0 pts

114▲4Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.5%−2.5 pts

115▼1Brockton, MAMA106,1348.6%+0.2 pts

116▼3Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%+0.3 pts

117▼2Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%−0.2 pts

118▼102West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1948.8%+6.1 pts

119▼10Webster, MAMA12,2288.9%+1.5 pts

120▼45Andover, MAMA9,4519.1%+4.1 pts

121▼29Chelsea, MAMA40,1309.2%+2.9 pts

122▼67Bellingham, MAMA5,32511.1%+6.9 pts

123▼4Ware, MAMA6,36914.4%+3.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES