Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2019
Updated on January 26, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2019, among all Massachusetts cities, Fall River had the highest unemployment rate (8%), followed by New Bedford (7.2%), and Lawrence (7%).
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 January 2019
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River | 8 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 7.2 |
| 3 | Lawrence | 7 |
| 4 | Springfield | 6.8 |
| 5 | North Adams | 6.4 |
| 6 | Barnstable Town | 6.3 |
| 6 | Holyoke | 6.3 |
| 7 | Palmer Town | 6.2 |
| 8 | Gloucester | 5.9 |
| 8 | Southbridge Town | 5.9 |
| 9 | Fitchburg | 5.5 |
| 10 | Pittsfield | 5.4 |
| 11 | Gardner | 5.3 |
| 12 | Chicopee | 5.1 |
| 13 | Brockton | 5 |
| 14 | Taunton | 4.9 |
| 15 | Westfield | 4.7 |
| 16 | Lowell | 4.6 |
| 16 | Methuen Town | 4.6 |
| 17 | Leominster | 4.5 |
| 18 | Lynn | 4.4 |
| 19 | Agawam Town | 4.3 |
| 19 | West Springfield Town | 4.3 |
| 20 | Haverhill | 4.2 |
| 20 | Worcester | 4.2 |
| 21 | Attleboro | 4.1 |
| 21 | Revere | 4.1 |
| 22 | Weymouth Town | 4 |
| 23 | Chelsea | 3.9 |
| 23 | Salem | 3.9 |
| 24 | Marlborough | 3.8 |
| 25 | Easthampton Town | 3.6 |
| 26 | Peabody | 3.5 |
| 27 | Braintree Town | 3.4 |
| 27 | Quincy | 3.4 |
| 28 | Beverly | 3.3 |
| 28 | Everett | 3.3 |
| 28 | Franklin Town | 3.3 |
| 28 | Malden | 3.3 |
| 28 | Amesbury Town | 3.3 |
| 28 | Winthrop Town | 3.3 |
| 29 | Boston | 3.2 |
| 29 | Waltham | 3.2 |
| 30 | Woburn | 3.1 |
| 31 | Medford | 3 |
| 32 | Framingham | 2.9 |
| 32 | Northampton | 2.9 |
| 33 | Melrose | 2.8 |
| 33 | Newburyport | 2.8 |
| 34 | Newton | 2.4 |
| 34 | Somerville | 2.4 |
| 35 | Watertown Town | 2.3 |
| 36 | Cambridge | 2.1 |