Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2016, among all Massachusetts cities, Springfield had the highest unemployment rate (7.1%), followed by New Bedford (6.6%), and Holyoke (6.5%).
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 August 2016
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Springfield | 7.1 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 6.6 |
| 3 | Holyoke | 6.5 |
| 4 | Lawrence | 5.9 |
| 5 | Fall River | 5.7 |
| 6 | Brockton | 5.3 |
| 6 | Chicopee | 5.3 |
| 7 | Westfield | 5.1 |
| 8 | Taunton | 4.9 |
| 9 | Dartmouth | 4.7 |
| 10 | Amherst Town | 4.6 |
| 11 | West Springfield Town | 4.5 |
| 12 | Agawam Town | 4.4 |
| 12 | Fitchburg | 4.4 |
| 12 | Leominster | 4.4 |
| 12 | Lowell | 4.4 |
| 12 | Methuen Town | 4.4 |
| 12 | Randolph Town | 4.4 |
| 13 | Attleboro | 4.3 |
| 13 | Bridgewater Town | 4.3 |
| 13 | Worcester | 4.3 |
| 14 | Lynn | 4.2 |
| 15 | Pittsfield | 4.1 |
| 16 | Saugus | 4 |
| 16 | Haverhill | 4 |
| 16 | Peabody | 4 |
| 16 | Weymouth Town | 4 |
| 17 | Dracut | 3.9 |
| 17 | Stoughton | 3.9 |
| 17 | Gloucester | 3.9 |
| 18 | Milford | 3.8 |
| 18 | Boston | 3.8 |
| 18 | Salem | 3.8 |
| 19 | Easton | 3.7 |
| 19 | Falmouth | 3.7 |
| 19 | Milton | 3.7 |
| 19 | North Andover | 3.7 |
| 19 | Plymouth | 3.7 |
| 19 | Tewksbury | 3.7 |
| 19 | Everett | 3.7 |
| 20 | Billerica | 3.6 |
| 20 | Braintree Town | 3.6 |
| 20 | Northampton | 3.6 |
| 20 | North Attleborough Town | 3.6 |
| 21 | Marshfield | 3.5 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury | 3.5 |
| 21 | Beverly | 3.5 |
| 21 | Franklin Town | 3.5 |
| 21 | Malden | 3.5 |
| 21 | Marlborough | 3.5 |
| 22 | Danvers | 3.4 |
| 22 | Reading | 3.4 |
| 22 | Wakefield | 3.4 |
| 22 | Walpole | 3.4 |
| 22 | Yarmouth | 3.4 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 3.4 |
| 22 | Quincy | 3.4 |
| 22 | Revere | 3.4 |
| 22 | Woburn | 3.4 |
| 23 | Andover | 3.3 |
| 23 | Burlington | 3.3 |
| 23 | Chelmsford | 3.3 |
| 23 | Norwood | 3.3 |
| 23 | Barnstable Town | 3.3 |
| 24 | Natick | 3.2 |
| 24 | Wellesley | 3.2 |
| 24 | Framingham | 3.2 |
| 24 | Medford | 3.2 |
| 24 | Newton | 3.2 |
| 25 | Melrose | 3.1 |
| 25 | Waltham | 3.1 |
| 26 | Needham | 3 |
| 27 | Dedham | 2.9 |
| 27 | Lexington | 2.9 |
| 27 | Watertown Town | 2.9 |
| 28 | Arlington | 2.8 |
| 28 | Belmont | 2.8 |
| 29 | Cambridge | 2.6 |
| 30 | Somerville | 2.5 |
| 31 | Brookline | 2.2 |