Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2017
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2017, among all Massachusetts cities, Springfield had the highest unemployment rate (7.6%), followed by Holyoke (6.6%), and New Bedford (6.6%).
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 2017
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Springfield | 7.6 |
| 2 | Holyoke | 6.6 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 6.6 |
| 3 | Brockton | 5.6 |
| 3 | Lawrence | 5.6 |
| 4 | Fall River | 5.4 |
| 5 | Chicopee | 5.2 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | 4.9 |
| 6 | Randolph Town | 4.9 |
| 6 | Taunton | 4.9 |
| 6 | Westfield | 4.9 |
| 7 | Leominster | 4.7 |
| 8 | Fitchburg | 4.6 |
| 9 | Bridgewater Town | 4.5 |
| 9 | West Springfield Town | 4.5 |
| 10 | Attleboro | 4.3 |
| 10 | Worcester | 4.3 |
| 11 | Stoughton | 4.2 |
| 11 | Lowell | 4.2 |
| 11 | Methuen Town | 4.2 |
| 11 | Pittsfield | 4.2 |
| 12 | Agawam Town | 4.1 |
| 13 | Plymouth | 4 |
| 13 | Amherst Town | 4 |
| 13 | Lynn | 4 |
| 14 | Gloucester | 3.9 |
| 14 | Haverhill | 3.9 |
| 14 | Peabody | 3.9 |
| 15 | North Andover | 3.8 |
| 15 | Saugus | 3.8 |
| 15 | Salem | 3.8 |
| 15 | Weymouth Town | 3.8 |
| 16 | Dracut | 3.7 |
| 16 | Boston | 3.7 |
| 16 | Everett | 3.7 |
| 17 | Easton | 3.6 |
| 17 | Falmouth | 3.6 |
| 17 | Milford | 3.6 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury | 3.6 |
| 17 | Tewksbury | 3.6 |
| 17 | Yarmouth | 3.6 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 3.6 |
| 18 | Billerica | 3.5 |
| 18 | Marshfield | 3.5 |
| 18 | Milton | 3.5 |
| 18 | Norwood | 3.5 |
| 18 | Braintree Town | 3.5 |
| 18 | Malden | 3.5 |
| 18 | Northampton | 3.5 |
| 18 | North Attleborough Town | 3.5 |
| 19 | Chelmsford | 3.4 |
| 19 | Wakefield | 3.4 |
| 19 | Walpole | 3.4 |
| 19 | Barnstable Town | 3.4 |
| 19 | Beverly | 3.4 |
| 19 | Framingham | 3.4 |
| 19 | Marlborough | 3.4 |
| 19 | Quincy | 3.4 |
| 19 | Revere | 3.4 |
| 20 | Burlington | 3.3 |
| 20 | Wellesley | 3.3 |
| 20 | Franklin Town | 3.3 |
| 20 | Medford | 3.3 |
| 21 | Dedham | 3.2 |
| 21 | Needham | 3.2 |
| 21 | Melrose | 3.2 |
| 21 | Waltham | 3.2 |
| 21 | Watertown Town | 3.2 |
| 21 | Woburn | 3.2 |
| 22 | Andover | 3.1 |
| 22 | Danvers | 3.1 |
| 22 | Lexington | 3.1 |
| 22 | Natick | 3.1 |
| 22 | Newton | 3.1 |
| 23 | Belmont | 3 |
| 23 | Reading | 3 |
| 24 | Arlington | 2.7 |
| 24 | Cambridge | 2.7 |
| 25 | Somerville | 2.6 |
| 26 | Brookline | 2.5 |