Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2012

Updated on February 11, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2012, among all Massachusetts counties, Nantucket had the highest unemployment rate (13.7%), followed by Dukes (13.5%), and Barnstable (10.9%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2012
Nantucket
13.7%
Dukes
13.5%
Barnstable
10.9%
Bristol
9.4%
Hampden
8.8%
Berkshire
8%
Plymouth
7.5%
Essex
7.4%
Worcester
7.4%
Franklin
6.5%
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2012
Rank
County
Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Nantucket 13.7
2 Dukes 13.5
3 Barnstable 10.9
4 Bristol 9.4
5 Hampden 8.8
6 Berkshire 8
7 Plymouth 7.5
8 Essex 7.4
8 Worcester 7.4
9 Franklin 6.5
10 Suffolk 5.8
11 Norfolk 5.7
12 Hampshire 5.5
13 Middlesex 5.3
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