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Lowest unemployment, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 4.4%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS