Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2020

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2020, among all Massachusetts counties, Nantucket had the highest unemployment rate (34.7%), followed by Dukes (26%), and Barnstable (22.6%).

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 April 2020
Nantucket
Dukes
Barnstable
Bristol
Plymouth
Essex
Hampden
Berkshire
Suffolk
Worcester
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2020
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Nantucket 34.7
2 Dukes 26
3 Barnstable 22.6
4 Bristol 21.7
5 Plymouth 18.9
6 Essex 18.8
7 Hampden 18.6
8 Berkshire 18.4
9 Suffolk 16.7
10 Worcester 16.5
11 Norfolk 16
12 Franklin 14.9
13 Middlesex 13.4
14 Hampshire 12.9