Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in September 2020

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for September 2020, among all Massachusetts cities, Lawrence had the highest unemployment rate (20.3%), followed by Revere (16.6%), and Springfield (16.3%).

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 September 2020
Lawrence
Revere
Springfield
Brockton
Lynn
Chelsea
Holyoke
Southbridge Town
New Bedford
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in September 2020
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Lawrence 20.3
2 Revere 16.6
3 Springfield 16.3
4 Brockton 15.4
5 Lynn 14.8
6 Chelsea 14.5
7 Holyoke 14.2
8 Southbridge Town 14.1
9 New Bedford 13.6
10 Fitchburg 13.5
10 Malden 13.5
11 Everett 13.3
12 Fall River 13
13 Quincy 12.6
14 Worcester 12
15 Taunton 11.8
16 Pittsfield 11.7
17 North Adams 11.6
17 Winthrop Town 11.6
18 Lowell 11.5
19 Chicopee 11.3
19 Methuen Town 11.3
20 Salem 11.2
21 Boston 11.1
22 Haverhill 11
22 Leominster 11
23 Gardner 10.8
24 Peabody 10.6
24 West Springfield Town 10.6
25 Weymouth Town 10.2
26 Braintree Town 10
26 Palmer Town 10
27 Attleboro 9.4
27 Barnstable Town 9.4
28 Woburn 9.3
29 Gloucester 9.1
30 Agawam Town 8.9
31 Marlborough 8.7
31 Westfield 8.7
32 Beverly 8.5
33 Framingham 8.4
34 Medford 8.3
34 Easthampton Town 8.3
35 Melrose 8
36 Franklin Town 7.9
36 Watertown Town 7.9
37 Northampton 7.7
37 Amesbury Town 7.7
38 Waltham 7.6
39 Somerville 7.4
40 Newburyport 6.8
41 Newton 6.7
42 Cambridge 6