Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in March 2011

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2011, among all Massachusetts cities, Fall River had the highest unemployment rate (15.9%), followed by Lawrence (15.5%), and New Bedford (13.8%).

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.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in March 2011
Fall River
Lawrence
New Bedford
Springfield
Southbridge Town
Fitchburg
North Adams
Gloucester
Gardner
Palmer Town
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in March 2011
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Fall River 15.9
2 Lawrence 15.5
3 New Bedford 13.8
4 Springfield 12.7
5 Southbridge Town 11.6
6 Fitchburg 11.1
6 North Adams 11.1
7 Gloucester 10.8
7 Gardner 10.8
7 Palmer Town 10.8
8 Holyoke 10.5
9 Barnstable Town 10.3
9 Brockton 10.3
10 Taunton 9.7
11 Leominster 9.6
12 Chicopee 9.4
13 Lowell 9.2
14 Pittsfield 9
15 Haverhill 8.8
16 West Springfield Town 8.7
17 Methuen Town 8.5
18 Attleboro 8.2
19 Chelsea 8.1
19 Lynn 8.1
20 Westfield 8
20 Worcester 8
21 Salem 7.9
22 Agawam Town 7.8
22 Revere 7.8
22 Weymouth Town 7.8
23 Quincy 7.3
24 Winthrop Town 7.2
25 Malden 7.1
26 Everett 7
27 Easthampton Town 6.9
28 Amesbury Town 6.8
29 Franklin Town 6.7
29 Peabody 6.7
30 Woburn 6.6
31 Newburyport 6.5
32 Braintree Town 6.3
33 Beverly 6.2
33 Boston 6.2
34 Marlborough 5.8
35 Medford 5.7
35 Waltham 5.7
36 Melrose 5.6
37 Framingham 5.3
38 Watertown Town 5.1
39 Northampton 4.9
39 Somerville 4.9
40 Newton 4.5
41 Cambridge 4.1