Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in February 2011

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for February 2011, among all Massachusetts cities, the cities with the highest unemployment rate includes: Fall River (15.5%), Lawrence (15.5%), and New Bedford (14.1%).

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 February 2011
Fall River
Lawrence
New Bedford
Springfield
Southbridge Town
North Adams
Fitchburg
Gloucester
Barnstable Town
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in February 2011
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Fall River 15.5
1 Lawrence 15.5
2 New Bedford 14.1
3 Springfield 13.6
4 Southbridge Town 12.4
5 North Adams 11.6
6 Fitchburg 11.4
6 Gloucester 11.4
7 Barnstable Town 11.2
7 Palmer Town 11.2
8 Gardner 10.8
9 Brockton 10.7
10 Holyoke 10.5
11 Leominster 10.2
12 Taunton 10
13 Chicopee 9.7
14 Lowell 9.5
15 Pittsfield 9.3
16 West Springfield Town 9.2
17 Methuen Town 9.1
18 Haverhill 8.9
19 Chelsea 8.6
20 Attleboro 8.5
21 Lynn 8.4
22 Revere 8.3
22 Westfield 8.3
23 Salem 8.2
23 Weymouth Town 8.2
23 Worcester 8.2
24 Agawam Town 7.9
25 Quincy 7.7
25 Winthrop Town 7.7
26 Everett 7.4
27 Malden 7.3
27 Amesbury Town 7.3
28 Franklin Town 7.1
28 Woburn 7.1
28 Easthampton Town 7.1
29 Braintree Town 6.9
29 Peabody 6.9
30 Beverly 6.8
31 Newburyport 6.7
32 Boston 6.6
33 Medford 6.1
34 Marlborough 6
34 Melrose 6
35 Waltham 5.9
36 Framingham 5.6
37 Somerville 5.4
38 Watertown Town 5.3
39 Northampton 5.2
40 Newton 5
41 Cambridge 4.4