Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in July 2014

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for July 2014, among all Massachusetts cities, the cities with the highest unemployment rate includes: Lawrence (11.1%), Springfield (11.1%), and Holyoke (10.3%).

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 July 2014
Lawrence
Springfield
Holyoke
New Bedford
Fall River
North Adams
Brockton
Gardner
Fitchburg
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in July 2014
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Lawrence 11.1
1 Springfield 11.1
2 Holyoke 10.3
3 New Bedford 10.1
4 Fall River 9.7
5 North Adams 9.4
6 Brockton 8.7
7 Gardner 8.5
8 Fitchburg 8.2
8 Palmer Town 8.2
8 Southbridge Town 8.2
9 Chicopee 8.1
10 Worcester 7.8
11 Taunton 7.7
11 Westfield 7.7
12 Lowell 7.5
13 Leominster 7.4
14 Methuen Town 7.3
15 Attleboro 7.1
15 Lynn 7.1
16 West Springfield Town 6.8
17 Pittsfield 6.5
18 Haverhill 6.4
19 Gloucester 6.3
19 Salem 6.3
20 Everett 6.2
21 Agawam Town 6.1
22 Boston 6
22 Malden 6
22 Revere 6
22 Weymouth Town 6
23 Braintree Town 5.8
23 Quincy 5.8
24 Beverly 5.7
24 Chelsea 5.7
24 Peabody 5.7
24 Winthrop Town 5.7
25 Easthampton Town 5.6
26 Woburn 5.5
27 Barnstable Town 5.4
28 Franklin Town 5.3
28 Amesbury Town 5.3
29 Marlborough 5.2
30 Newburyport 5.1
31 Medford 5
32 Northampton 4.9
32 Waltham 4.9
33 Melrose 4.7
33 Newton 4.7
34 Framingham 4.6
35 Watertown Town 4.4
36 Cambridge 4.1
37 Somerville 4