Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2010
Updated on January 26, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2010, among all Massachusetts cities, Fall River had the highest unemployment rate (17.3%), followed by New Bedford (15.9%), and Lawrence (15.8%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities.
You can see similar ranking of all cities in the United States.
Related Topics: Massachusetts BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2010
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River | 17.3 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 15.9 |
| 3 | Lawrence | 15.8 |
| 4 | Springfield | 14.5 |
| 5 | Palmer Town | 13.6 |
| 6 | North Adams | 13 |
| 7 | Gardner | 12.6 |
| 8 | Gloucester | 12.5 |
| 9 | Holyoke | 12.2 |
| 10 | Barnstable Town | 12 |
| 10 | Fitchburg | 12 |
| 10 | Southbridge Town | 12 |
| 11 | Brockton | 11.9 |
| 12 | Chicopee | 11.5 |
| 13 | Lowell | 11.3 |
| 14 | Methuen Town | 11 |
| 15 | Taunton | 10.9 |
| 16 | Leominster | 10.6 |
| 16 | West Springfield Town | 10.6 |
| 17 | Haverhill | 10.1 |
| 18 | Westfield | 10 |
| 19 | Attleboro | 9.9 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 9.9 |
| 19 | Weymouth Town | 9.9 |
| 20 | Worcester | 9.8 |
| 21 | Pittsfield | 9.6 |
| 22 | Agawam Town | 9.5 |
| 22 | Lynn | 9.5 |
| 22 | Revere | 9.5 |
| 23 | Salem | 9.2 |
| 24 | Quincy | 8.9 |
| 24 | Amesbury Town | 8.9 |
| 25 | Woburn | 8.7 |
| 26 | Franklin Town | 8.6 |
| 26 | Peabody | 8.6 |
| 26 | Easthampton Town | 8.6 |
| 27 | Beverly | 8.4 |
| 27 | Braintree Town | 8.4 |
| 27 | Malden | 8.4 |
| 27 | Winthrop Town | 8.4 |
| 28 | Everett | 8.3 |
| 29 | Newburyport | 8 |
| 30 | Boston | 7.9 |
| 30 | Marlborough | 7.9 |
| 31 | Medford | 7.4 |
| 32 | Waltham | 7.3 |
| 33 | Framingham | 6.8 |
| 34 | Melrose | 6.7 |
| 35 | Watertown Town | 6.6 |
| 36 | Northampton | 6.5 |
| 36 | Somerville | 6.5 |
| 37 | Newton | 6.4 |
| 38 | Cambridge | 5.4 |