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Lowest unemployment, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the lowest 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

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.5%–

02Scituate, MAMA5,7961.1%–

03East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%–

04Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051.8%–

05Burlington, MAMA26,2742.0%–

06North Westport, MAMA5,2892.2%–

07Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.4%–

08Kingston, MAMA5,9102.5%–

09Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222.5%–

10Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.5%–

11Beverly, MAMA43,3632.6%–

12Waltham, MAMA65,0372.6%–

13Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.6%–

14Wakefield, MAMA27,7932.7%–

15Sharon, MAMA6,2322.7%–

16West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1942.7%–

17Reading, MAMA25,6122.7%–

18Winchester, MAMA23,4062.8%–

19Norwood, MAMA31,5422.9%–

20Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.9%–

21Somerville, MAMA84,2113.0%–

22East Falmouth, MAMA6,2453.1%–

23Brookline, MAMA63,2663.1%–

24Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.1%–

25Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%–

26Maynard, MAMA10,7123.1%–

27Northampton, MAMA31,0473.1%–

28Northborough, MAMA6,3923.2%–

29Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.2%–

30Newton, MAMA90,7413.3%–

31Milton, MAMA28,5873.3%–

32Arlington, MAMA46,3503.4%–

33Medford, MAMA59,8343.4%–

34Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.4%–

35Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.4%–

36Stoneham, MAMA23,3553.5%–

37Salisbury, MAMA5,6563.5%–

38Clinton, MAMA7,6583.5%–

39Lexington, MAMA34,2953.5%–

40Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.5%–

41Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.5%–

42Medfield, MAMA6,8493.6%–

43Dedham, MAMA25,2373.7%–

44Oxford, MAMA5,6713.8%–

45West Concord, MAMA5,8763.8%–

46Hudson, MAMA15,7193.9%–

47Cambridge, MAMA122,5884.0%–

48Peabody, MAMA55,9534.1%–

49Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.2%–

50Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.2%–

51Franklin, MAMA33,9554.2%–

52Melrose, MAMA29,5974.2%–

53Braintree, MAMA38,9574.2%–

54Westfield, MAMA40,5464.3%–

55Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.3%–

56Saugus, MAMA28,7734.3%–

57Needham, MAMA32,4594.4%–

58Agawam, MAMA28,7834.4%–

59Danvers, MAMA28,0984.4%–

60Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.4%–

61Belmont, MAMA27,1754.4%–

62North Adams, MAMA12,3684.5%–

63Milford, MAMA27,7314.5%–

64Walpole, MAMA6,4614.5%–

65Salem, MAMA45,3814.6%–

66Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.7%–

67Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.7%–

68Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.8%–

69Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.8%–

70West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.9%–

71Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.9%–

72Gardner, MAMA21,4835.0%–

73Worcester, MAMA213,8625.0%–

74Greenfield, MAMA17,6915.0%–

75Andover, MAMA9,4515.0%–

76Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1%–

77Hingham, MAMA5,1305.1%–

78Hull, MAMA10,1385.4%–

79Leominster, MAMA44,1945.4%–

80Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5%–

81Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5%–

82Lowell, MAMA119,9715.5%–

83Gloucester, MAMA30,6275.5%–

84Woburn, MAMA43,9625.6%–

85Everett, MAMA53,5725.6%–

86North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.7%–

87Framingham, MAMA73,0215.7%–

88Swampscott, MAMA15,2775.8%–

89Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.8%–

90Taunton, MAMA62,5225.8%–

91Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%–

92Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.2%–

93Abington, MAMA17,0536.2%–

94North Scituate, MAMA6,4926.3%–

95Weymouth, MAMA59,7596.3%–

96Palmer, MAMA12,3676.3%–

97Lynn, MAMA104,2366.4%–

98Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.4%–

99Adams, MAMA5,4276.6%–

100Malden, MAMA66,3706.7%–

101Randolph, MAMA34,9486.7%–

102Boston, MAMA672,9736.9%–

103Chicopee, MAMA55,3107.0%–

104Revere, MAMA60,1417.0%–

105Holyoke, MAMA38,0237.1%–

106Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.2%–

107New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.3%–

108Southbridge, MAMA18,1057.4%–

109Webster, MAMA12,2287.5%–

110South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.6%–

111Fall River, MAMA95,2987.8%–

112Fitchburg, MAMA42,1368.0%–

113Athol, MAMA8,8018.3%–

114Brockton, MAMA106,1348.4%–

115Springfield, MAMA154,7028.8%–

116Spencer, MAMA5,6619.8%–

117Amherst, MAMA40,92010.8%–

118Lawrence, MAMA89,32011.0%–

119Ware, MAMA6,36911.0%–

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