Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2011
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2011, among all Massachusetts cities, Lawrence had the highest unemployment rate (16.1%), followed by Fall River (15.5%), and New Bedford (14.4%).
The chart below shows the top 80 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities.
You can see similar information for other states and the 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 2011
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Lawrence | 16.1 |
| 2 | Fall River | 15.5 |
| 3 | New Bedford | 14.4 |
| 4 | Springfield | 14.3 |
| 5 | Yarmouth | 13.7 |
| 6 | Falmouth | 11.7 |
| 6 | Fitchburg | 11.7 |
| 7 | Barnstable Town | 11.4 |
| 8 | Gloucester | 11.3 |
| 9 | Holyoke | 10.9 |
| 10 | Brockton | 10.8 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | 10.5 |
| 12 | Plymouth | 10.3 |
| 13 | Leominster | 10.1 |
| 13 | Lowell | 10.1 |
| 14 | Chicopee | 10 |
| 14 | Taunton | 10 |
| 15 | Pittsfield | 9.6 |
| 15 | West Springfield Town | 9.6 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 9.1 |
| 16 | Haverhill | 9.1 |
| 16 | Methuen Town | 9.1 |
| 17 | Westfield | 8.9 |
| 17 | Worcester | 8.9 |
| 18 | Attleboro | 8.8 |
| 18 | Lynn | 8.8 |
| 19 | Agawam Town | 8.6 |
| 19 | Bridgewater Town | 8.6 |
| 20 | Milford | 8.5 |
| 20 | Randolph Town | 8.5 |
| 20 | Salem | 8.5 |
| 20 | Weymouth Town | 8.5 |
| 21 | Dracut | 8.4 |
| 21 | Revere | 8.4 |
| 22 | North Attleborough Town | 8.3 |
| 23 | Easton | 8.1 |
| 24 | Tewksbury | 8 |
| 25 | Billerica | 7.8 |
| 25 | Marshfield | 7.8 |
| 26 | Everett | 7.7 |
| 26 | Malden | 7.7 |
| 26 | Quincy | 7.7 |
| 27 | Saugus | 7.6 |
| 28 | Dedham | 7.5 |
| 29 | Stoughton | 7.4 |
| 30 | Franklin Town | 7.3 |
| 31 | Beverly | 7.2 |
| 31 | Braintree Town | 7.2 |
| 31 | Peabody | 7.2 |
| 31 | Woburn | 7.2 |
| 32 | Walpole | 7 |
| 32 | Boston | 7 |
| 33 | Danvers | 6.9 |
| 33 | Norwood | 6.9 |
| 34 | North Andover | 6.8 |
| 35 | Chelmsford | 6.7 |
| 36 | Wakefield | 6.6 |
| 36 | Waltham | 6.6 |
| 37 | Andover | 6.4 |
| 37 | Marlborough | 6.4 |
| 37 | Medford | 6.4 |
| 38 | Burlington | 6.3 |
| 38 | Amherst Town | 6.3 |
| 39 | Shrewsbury | 6.2 |
| 39 | Melrose | 6.2 |
| 40 | Milton | 6.1 |
| 41 | Framingham | 5.9 |
| 42 | Reading | 5.8 |
| 42 | Northampton | 5.8 |
| 43 | Somerville | 5.7 |
| 43 | Watertown Town | 5.7 |
| 44 | Newton | 5.5 |
| 45 | Natick | 5.4 |
| 46 | Lexington | 5.2 |
| 46 | Wellesley | 5.2 |
| 47 | Arlington | 5.1 |
| 48 | Belmont | 5 |
| 49 | Cambridge | 4.9 |
| 50 | Needham | 4.8 |
| 51 | Brookline | 4.3 |