Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in February 2018
Updated on January 26, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for February 2018, among all Massachusetts cities, Fall River had the highest unemployment rate (8.4%), followed by New Bedford (8.1%), and Lawrence (7.8%).
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.
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 February 2018
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River | 8.4 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 8.1 |
| 3 | Lawrence | 7.8 |
| 4 | Springfield | 6.9 |
| 5 | Barnstable Town | 6.4 |
| 6 | Southbridge Town | 6.3 |
| 7 | Gloucester | 6.2 |
| 7 | North Adams | 6.2 |
| 8 | Holyoke | 6.1 |
| 8 | Palmer Town | 6.1 |
| 9 | Fitchburg | 5.9 |
| 10 | Pittsfield | 5.7 |
| 11 | Chicopee | 5.4 |
| 12 | Brockton | 5.3 |
| 13 | Taunton | 5.2 |
| 13 | Gardner | 5.2 |
| 14 | Westfield | 4.7 |
| 14 | West Springfield Town | 4.7 |
| 15 | Leominster | 4.6 |
| 15 | Lowell | 4.6 |
| 15 | Methuen Town | 4.6 |
| 16 | Agawam Town | 4.5 |
| 17 | Attleboro | 4.4 |
| 18 | Lynn | 4.3 |
| 18 | Worcester | 4.3 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 4.2 |
| 19 | Haverhill | 4.2 |
| 19 | Weymouth Town | 4.2 |
| 20 | Salem | 4.1 |
| 21 | Revere | 4 |
| 22 | Winthrop Town | 3.9 |
| 23 | Franklin Town | 3.8 |
| 23 | Marlborough | 3.8 |
| 24 | Beverly | 3.6 |
| 24 | Braintree Town | 3.6 |
| 24 | Peabody | 3.6 |
| 24 | Amesbury Town | 3.6 |
| 25 | Quincy | 3.5 |
| 25 | Woburn | 3.5 |
| 25 | Easthampton Town | 3.5 |
| 26 | Boston | 3.3 |
| 26 | Framingham | 3.3 |
| 26 | Malden | 3.3 |
| 26 | Waltham | 3.3 |
| 27 | Everett | 3.1 |
| 27 | Medford | 3.1 |
| 27 | Newburyport | 3.1 |
| 28 | Melrose | 3 |
| 29 | Northampton | 2.9 |
| 30 | Newton | 2.8 |
| 31 | Watertown Town | 2.6 |
| 32 | Somerville | 2.5 |
| 33 | Cambridge | 2.3 |