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Massachusetts Cities by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 225 cities ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Unemployment Rate ↑
1 South Ashburnham CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
2 Orleans CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
3 Sturbridge CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
4 Housatonic CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
5 Rowley CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
6 Marshfield Hills CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
7 Lenox CDP, Massachusetts 0.0%
8 Bliss Corner CDP, Massachusetts 0.6%
9 West Dennis CDP, Massachusetts 0.7%
10 Cedar Crest CDP, Massachusetts 0.8%
11 Vineyard Haven CDP, Massachusetts 0.9%
12 Pocasset CDP, Massachusetts 0.9%
13 Belchertown CDP, Massachusetts 1.1%
14 Wareham Center CDP, Massachusetts 1.1%
15 Hanscom AFB CDP, Massachusetts 1.1%
16 Teaticket CDP, Massachusetts 1.4%
17 Essex CDP, Massachusetts 1.4%
18 Hatfield CDP, Massachusetts 1.4%
19 Topsfield CDP, Massachusetts 1.6%
20 Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts 1.6%
21 East Douglas CDP, Massachusetts 1.6%
22 Sharon CDP, Massachusetts 1.8%
23 North Pembroke CDP, Massachusetts 1.9%
24 Yarmouth Port CDP, Massachusetts 1.9%
25 Williamstown CDP, Massachusetts 1.9%
26 Marblehead CDP, Massachusetts 1.9%
27 Lunenburg CDP, Massachusetts 1.9%
28 North Westport CDP, Massachusetts 2.0%
29 Kingston CDP, Massachusetts 2.1%
30 North Lakeville CDP, Massachusetts 2.1%
31 Great Barrington CDP, Massachusetts 2.2%
32 Townsend CDP, Massachusetts 2.2%
33 East Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts 2.2%
34 Millis-Clicquot CDP, Massachusetts 2.2%
35 Oxford CDP, Massachusetts 2.3%
36 Buzzards Bay CDP, Massachusetts 2.4%
37 Somerset CDP, Massachusetts 2.5%
38 East Harwich CDP, Massachusetts 2.5%
39 Westborough CDP, Massachusetts 2.5%
40 Cochituate CDP, Massachusetts 2.5%
41 Scituate CDP, Massachusetts 2.6%
42 Forestdale CDP, Massachusetts 2.7%
43 Somerville city, Massachusetts 2.9%
44 Ayer CDP, Massachusetts 2.9%
45 East Sandwich CDP, Massachusetts 2.9%
46 Mattapoisett Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
47 Turners Falls CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
48 Reading CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
49 Lexington CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
50 Winchester CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
51 Green Harbor CDP, Massachusetts 3.0%
52 Stoneham CDP, Massachusetts 3.1%
53 Dennis CDP, Massachusetts 3.1%
54 Arlington CDP, Massachusetts 3.2%
55 Newton city, Massachusetts 3.3%
56 Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts 3.3%
57 Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
58 Cambridge city, Massachusetts 3.4%
59 South Dennis CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
60 Wellesley CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
61 Ipswich CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
62 Harwich Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
63 Norwood CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
64 Lynnfield School District, Massachusetts 3.5%
65 Norton School District, Massachusetts 3.5%
66 Brookline CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
67 Lynnfield CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
68 Waltham city, Massachusetts 3.5%
69 Saugus CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
70 Palmer Town city, Massachusetts 3.6%
71 Middleborough Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
72 Norton Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
73 Burlington CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
74 Holbrook CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
75 Dedham CDP, Massachusetts 3.6%
76 Beverly city, Massachusetts 3.6%
77 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock CDP, Massachusetts 3.7%
78 Hingham CDP, Massachusetts 3.7%
79 Milton CDP, Massachusetts 3.7%
80 Harwich Port CDP, Massachusetts 3.7%
81 Holland CDP, Massachusetts 3.8%
82 The Pinehills CDP, Massachusetts 3.9%
83 Sagamore CDP, Massachusetts 3.9%
84 Pinehurst CDP, Massachusetts 3.9%
85 Amesbury Town city, Massachusetts 3.9%
86 Walpole CDP, Massachusetts 3.9%
87 Clinton CDP, Massachusetts 4.0%
88 North Brookfield CDP, Massachusetts 4.0%
89 Westfield city, Massachusetts 4.0%
90 Melrose city, Massachusetts 4.1%
91 Wilbraham CDP, Massachusetts 4.1%
92 Cordaville CDP, Massachusetts 4.1%
93 Hopkinton CDP, Massachusetts 4.2%
94 Mashpee Neck CDP, Massachusetts 4.2%
95 West Concord CDP, Massachusetts 4.2%
96 Northborough CDP, Massachusetts 4.3%
97 Mansfield Center CDP, Massachusetts 4.3%
98 Salisbury CDP, Massachusetts 4.3%
99 Lee CDP, Massachusetts 4.3%
100 Framingham city, Massachusetts 4.4%