Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2011

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2011, among all Massachusetts cities, Lawrence had the highest unemployment rate (14.3%), followed by Fall River (13.5%), and Springfield (11.9%).

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.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2011
Lawrence
Fall River
Springfield
New Bedford
North Adams
Fitchburg
Gardner
Holyoke
Palmer Town
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2011
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Lawrence 14.3
2 Fall River 13.5
3 Springfield 11.9
4 New Bedford 11.7
5 North Adams 10.6
6 Fitchburg 10.2
7 Gardner 10
8 Holyoke 9.9
9 Palmer Town 9.7
9 Southbridge Town 9.7
10 Brockton 9.6
11 Gloucester 9
11 Leominster 9
11 Lowell 9
12 Taunton 8.8
13 Chicopee 8.5
14 Barnstable Town 8.3
15 Pittsfield 8.2
16 Worcester 8
17 Haverhill 7.9
17 West Springfield Town 7.9
18 Methuen Town 7.8
19 Lynn 7.6
20 Attleboro 7.5
20 Westfield 7.5
21 Weymouth Town 7.4
22 Salem 7.2
23 Chelsea 7.1
23 Revere 7.1
24 Agawam Town 6.9
24 Quincy 6.9
25 Malden 6.8
25 Easthampton Town 6.8
26 Winthrop Town 6.7
27 Everett 6.6
28 Franklin Town 6.3
29 Boston 6.1
29 Peabody 6.1
29 Amesbury Town 6.1
30 Beverly 6
30 Braintree Town 6
31 Woburn 5.8
32 Newburyport 5.7
33 Medford 5.4
34 Marlborough 5.3
34 Melrose 5.3
35 Waltham 5.2
36 Framingham 5
36 Northampton 5
37 Watertown Town 4.9
38 Newton 4.8
38 Somerville 4.8
39 Cambridge 4.2