Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2021

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2021, among all Massachusetts cities, Lawrence had the highest unemployment rate (13.4%), followed by Springfield (10.5%), and Southbridge Town (9.6%).

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 April 2021
Lawrence
Springfield
Southbridge Town
Fall River
Brockton
Holyoke
Fitchburg
New Bedford
Lynn
North Adams
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in April 2021
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Lawrence 13.4
2 Springfield 10.5
3 Southbridge Town 9.6
4 Fall River 9.2
5 Brockton 9.1
6 Holyoke 9
7 Fitchburg 8.7
8 New Bedford 8.6
9 Lynn 8.3
10 North Adams 8.1
11 Pittsfield 8
12 Palmer Town 7.8
13 Chicopee 7.7
14 Lowell 7.5
14 Methuen Town 7.5
15 Gloucester 7.3
16 Revere 7.2
17 Worcester 7.1
18 Chelsea 7
18 Taunton 7
18 Gardner 7
19 Haverhill 6.8
20 Barnstable Town 6.7
20 West Springfield Town 6.7
21 Quincy 6.6
22 Leominster 6.5
23 Malden 6.4
24 Salem 6.3
25 Westfield 6.1
25 Weymouth Town 6.1
26 Everett 5.9
27 Boston 5.8
27 Peabody 5.8
28 Agawam Town 5.7
28 Winthrop Town 5.7
29 Braintree Town 5.6
30 Attleboro 5.2
31 Woburn 5.1
32 Marlborough 5
33 Medford 4.8
33 Waltham 4.8
34 Beverly 4.7
34 Franklin Town 4.7
35 Easthampton Town 4.5
36 Amesbury Town 4.4
37 Melrose 4.3
37 Newburyport 4.3
38 Framingham 4.1
39 Somerville 4
40 Watertown Town 3.9
41 Newton 3.6
41 Northampton 3.6
42 Cambridge 3.3