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Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force, 2025

Boston, MA had the highest civilian labor force of 58 cities in 2025, at 408,983. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,642. The median was 25,034. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest408,983Boston, MA
Lowest5,642North Adams, MA
Median25,03458 cities

All cities, 2025

Boston, MA: 408,983 personsBoston, MA408,983Worcester, MA: 111,161 personsWorcester, MA111,161Cambridge, MA: 74,234 personsCambridge, MA74,234Springfield, MA: 68,845 personsSpringfield, MA68,845Lowell, MA: 64,398 personsLowell, MA64,398Quincy, MA: 62,452 personsQuincy, MA62,452Somerville, MA: 58,621 personsSomerville, MA58,621Brockton, MA: 54,678 personsBrockton, MA54,678Lynn, MA: 54,098 personsLynn, MA54,098New Bedford, MA: 49,457 personsNew Bedford, MA49,457Newton, MA: 48,713 personsNewton, MA48,713Fall River, MA: 46,995 personsFall River, MA46,995Lawrence, MA: 44,954 personsLawrence, MA44,954Framingham, MA: 40,723 personsFramingham, MA40,723Waltham, MA: 39,940 personsWaltham, MA39,940Malden, MA: 38,965 personsMalden, MA38,965Haverhill, MA: 37,693 personsHaverhill, MA37,693Medford, MA: 37,041 personsMedford, MA37,041Weymouth Town, MA: 35,688 personsWeymouth Town, MA35,688Revere, MA: 34,421 personsRevere, MA34,421Taunton, MA: 33,999 personsTaunton, MA33,999Methuen, MA: 29,772 personsMethuen, MA29,772Peabody, MA: 29,544 personsPeabody, MA29,544Everett, MA: 29,415 personsEverett, MA29,415Chicopee, MA: 28,163 personsChicopee, MA28,163Barnstable Town, MA: 27,739 personsBarnstable Town, MA27,739Salem, MA: 27,578 personsSalem, MA27,578Attleboro, MA: 26,832 personsAttleboro, MA26,832Woburn, MA: 25,725 personsWoburn, MA25,725Beverly, MA: 24,343 personsBeverly, MA24,343Leominster, MA: 24,329 personsLeominster, MA24,329Marlborough, MA: 24,190 personsMarlborough, MA24,190Fitchburg, MA: 23,330 personsFitchburg, MA23,330Braintree Town, MA: 23,058 personsBraintree Town, MA23,058Pittsfield, MA: 22,237 personsPittsfield, MA22,237Watertown, MA: 22,111 personsWatertown, MA22,111Chelsea, MA: 20,522 personsChelsea, MA20,522Westfield, MA: 20,166 personsWestfield, MA20,166Franklin Town, MA: 20,030 personsFranklin Town, MA20,030Randolph Town, MA: 19,993 personsRandolph Town, MA19,993Amherst Town, MA: 18,959 personsAmherst Town, MA18,959North Attleborough Town, MA: 18,568 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA18,568Holyoke, MA: 16,935 personsHolyoke, MA16,935Melrose, MA: 16,829 personsMelrose, MA16,829Gloucester, MA: 16,411 personsGloucester, MA16,411Northampton, MA: 16,355 personsNorthampton, MA16,355Bridgewater Town, MA: 15,753 personsBridgewater Town, MA15,753West Springfield Town, MA: 15,713 personsWest Springfield Town, MA15,713Agawam Town, MA: 15,613 personsAgawam Town, MA15,613Winthrop Town, MA: 10,718 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,718Gardner, MA: 10,254 personsGardner, MA10,254Amesbury, MA: 10,137 personsAmesbury, MA10,137Newburyport, MA: 10,093 personsNewburyport, MA10,093Southbridge Town, MA: 9,275 personsSouthbridge Town, MA9,275Easthampton, MA: 8,438 personsEasthampton, MA8,438Greenfield, MA: 8,115 personsGreenfield, MA8,115Palmer Town, MA: 6,640 personsPalmer Town, MA6,640North Adams, MA: 5,642 personsNorth Adams, MA5,642
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
persons		Change on 2024
1Boston, MA408,983+0.8%
2Worcester, MA111,161+0.9%
3Cambridge, MA74,234+0.2%
4Springfield, MA68,845+0.5%
5Lowell, MA64,398+0.3%
6Quincy, MA62,452+0.8%
7Somerville, MA58,621+0.1%
8Brockton, MA54,678+1%
9Lynn, MA54,098+0.4%
10New Bedford, MA49,457+1.1%
11Newton, MA48,713+0.3%
12Fall River, MA46,995+1.4%
13Lawrence, MA44,954+0.3%
14Framingham, MA40,723+0.3%
15Waltham, MA39,940+0.1%
16Malden, MA38,965+0.2%
17Haverhill, MA37,693+0.2%
18Medford, MA37,041+0.2%
19Weymouth Town, MA35,688+0.8%
20Revere, MA34,421+0.9%
21Taunton, MA33,999+1.2%
22Methuen, MA29,772+0.2%
23Peabody, MA29,544+0.3%
24Everett, MA29,415+0.4%
25Chicopee, MA28,163+0.4%
26Barnstable Town, MA27,739+1.3%
27Salem, MA27,578+0.3%
28Attleboro, MA26,832+1.2%
29Woburn, MA25,725+0.3%
30Beverly, MA24,343+0.3%
31Leominster, MA24,329+1%
32Marlborough, MA24,190+0.4%
33Fitchburg, MA23,330+1.2%
34Braintree Town, MA23,058+0.8%
35Pittsfield, MA22,237+0.7%
36Watertown, MA22,111+0.1%
37Chelsea, MA20,522+0.8%
38Westfield, MA20,166+0.4%
39Franklin Town, MA20,030+0.5%
40Randolph Town, MA19,993+1%
41Amherst Town, MA18,959+0.1%
42North Attleborough Town, MA18,568+0.9%
43Holyoke, MA16,935+0.2%
44Melrose, MA16,829+0.1%
45Gloucester, MA16,411+0.5%
46Northampton, MA16,355+0.2%
47Bridgewater Town, MA15,753+0.7%
48West Springfield Town, MA15,713+0.3%
49Agawam Town, MA15,613+0.6%
50Winthrop Town, MA10,718+0.8%
51Gardner, MA10,254+1.4%
52Amesbury, MA10,137+0.2%
53Newburyport, MA10,093+0.2%
54Southbridge Town, MA9,275+1.1%
55Easthampton, MA8,438+0.3%
56Greenfield, MA8,115-0.2%
57Palmer Town, MA6,640+0.1%
58North Adams, MA5,642+0.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force, 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Boston, MA, with 408,983 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?

North Adams, MA, with 5,642 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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