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Cities in Massachusetts by civilian labor force

Boston, MA had the highest civilian labor force of 58 cities in 2024, at 405,883. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,617. The median was 24,964. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest405,883Boston, MA
Lowest5,617North Adams, MA
Median24,96458 cities

All cities, 2024

Boston, MA: 405,883 personsBoston, MA405,883Worcester, MA: 110,167 personsWorcester, MA110,167Cambridge, MA: 74,065 personsCambridge, MA74,065Springfield, MA: 68,483 personsSpringfield, MA68,483Lowell, MA: 64,217 personsLowell, MA64,217Quincy, MA: 61,987 personsQuincy, MA61,987Somerville, MA: 58,547 personsSomerville, MA58,547Brockton, MA: 54,162 personsBrockton, MA54,162Lynn, MA: 53,861 personsLynn, MA53,861New Bedford, MA: 48,898 personsNew Bedford, MA48,898Newton, MA: 48,583 personsNewton, MA48,583Fall River, MA: 46,350 personsFall River, MA46,350Lawrence, MA: 44,820 personsLawrence, MA44,820Framingham, MA: 40,591 personsFramingham, MA40,591Waltham, MA: 39,895 personsWaltham, MA39,895Malden, MA: 38,878 personsMalden, MA38,878Haverhill, MA: 37,611 personsHaverhill, MA37,611Medford, MA: 36,976 personsMedford, MA36,976Weymouth Town, MA: 35,394 personsWeymouth Town, MA35,394Revere, MA: 34,120 personsRevere, MA34,120Taunton, MA: 33,607 personsTaunton, MA33,607Methuen, MA: 29,705 personsMethuen, MA29,705Peabody, MA: 29,460 personsPeabody, MA29,460Everett, MA: 29,310 personsEverett, MA29,310Chicopee, MA: 28,042 personsChicopee, MA28,042Salem, MA: 27,497 personsSalem, MA27,497Barnstable Town, MA: 27,371 personsBarnstable Town, MA27,371Attleboro, MA: 26,523 personsAttleboro, MA26,523Woburn, MA: 25,649 personsWoburn, MA25,649Beverly, MA: 24,279 personsBeverly, MA24,279Marlborough, MA: 24,105 personsMarlborough, MA24,105Leominster, MA: 24,095 personsLeominster, MA24,095Fitchburg, MA: 23,052 personsFitchburg, MA23,052Braintree Town, MA: 22,882 personsBraintree Town, MA22,882Pittsfield, MA: 22,084 personsPittsfield, MA22,084Watertown, MA: 22,079 personsWatertown, MA22,079Chelsea, MA: 20,354 personsChelsea, MA20,354Westfield, MA: 20,087 personsWestfield, MA20,087Franklin Town, MA: 19,927 personsFranklin Town, MA19,927Randolph Town, MA: 19,795 personsRandolph Town, MA19,795Amherst Town, MA: 18,934 personsAmherst Town, MA18,934North Attleborough Town, MA: 18,396 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA18,396Holyoke, MA: 16,895 personsHolyoke, MA16,895Melrose, MA: 16,816 personsMelrose, MA16,816Northampton, MA: 16,330 personsNorthampton, MA16,330Gloucester, MA: 16,326 personsGloucester, MA16,326West Springfield Town, MA: 15,661 personsWest Springfield Town, MA15,661Bridgewater Town, MA: 15,643 personsBridgewater Town, MA15,643Agawam Town, MA: 15,520 personsAgawam Town, MA15,520Winthrop Town, MA: 10,638 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,638Amesbury, MA: 10,119 personsAmesbury, MA10,119Gardner, MA: 10,112 personsGardner, MA10,112Newburyport, MA: 10,068 personsNewburyport, MA10,068Southbridge Town, MA: 9,176 personsSouthbridge Town, MA9,176Easthampton, MA: 8,414 personsEasthampton, MA8,414Greenfield, MA: 8,129 personsGreenfield, MA8,129Palmer Town, MA: 6,632 personsPalmer Town, MA6,632North Adams, MA: 5,617 personsNorth Adams, MA5,617Boston, MA: 405,883 personsBoston, MA405,883Worcester, MA: 110,167 personsWorcester, MA110,167Cambridge, MA: 74,065 personsCambridge, MA74,065Springfield, MA: 68,483 personsSpringfield, MA68,483Lowell, MA: 64,217 personsLowell, MA64,217Quincy, MA: 61,987 personsQuincy, MA61,987Somerville, MA: 58,547 personsSomerville, MA58,547Brockton, MA: 54,162 personsBrockton, MA54,162Lynn, MA: 53,861 personsLynn, MA53,861New Bedford, MA: 48,898 personsNew Bedford, MA48,898Newton, MA: 48,583 personsNewton, MA48,583Fall River, MA: 46,350 personsFall River, MA46,350Lawrence, MA: 44,820 personsLawrence, MA44,820Framingham, MA: 40,591 personsFramingham, MA40,591Waltham, MA: 39,895 personsWaltham, MA39,895Malden, MA: 38,878 personsMalden, MA38,878Haverhill, MA: 37,611 personsHaverhill, MA37,611Medford, MA: 36,976 personsMedford, MA36,976Weymouth Town, MA: 35,394 personsWeymouth Town, MA35,394Revere, MA: 34,120 personsRevere, MA34,120Taunton, MA: 33,607 personsTaunton, MA33,607Methuen, MA: 29,705 personsMethuen, MA29,705Peabody, MA: 29,460 personsPeabody, MA29,460Everett, MA: 29,310 personsEverett, MA29,310Chicopee, MA: 28,042 personsChicopee, MA28,042Salem, MA: 27,497 personsSalem, MA27,497Barnstable Town, MA: 27,371 personsBarnstable Town, MA27,371Attleboro, MA: 26,523 personsAttleboro, MA26,523Woburn, MA: 25,649 personsWoburn, MA25,649Beverly, MA: 24,279 personsBeverly, MA24,279Marlborough, MA: 24,105 personsMarlborough, MA24,105Leominster, MA: 24,095 personsLeominster, MA24,095Fitchburg, MA: 23,052 personsFitchburg, MA23,052Braintree Town, MA: 22,882 personsBraintree Town, MA22,882Pittsfield, MA: 22,084 personsPittsfield, MA22,084Watertown, MA: 22,079 personsWatertown, MA22,079Chelsea, MA: 20,354 personsChelsea, MA20,354Westfield, MA: 20,087 personsWestfield, MA20,087Franklin Town, MA: 19,927 personsFranklin Town, MA19,927Randolph Town, MA: 19,795 personsRandolph Town, MA19,795Amherst Town, MA: 18,934 personsAmherst Town, MA18,934North Attleborough Town, MA: 18,396 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA18,396Holyoke, MA: 16,895 personsHolyoke, MA16,895Melrose, MA: 16,816 personsMelrose, MA16,816Northampton, MA: 16,330 personsNorthampton, MA16,330Gloucester, MA: 16,326 personsGloucester, MA16,326West Springfield Town, MA: 15,661 personsWest Springfield Town, MA15,661Bridgewater Town, MA: 15,643 personsBridgewater Town, MA15,643Agawam Town, MA: 15,520 personsAgawam Town, MA15,520Winthrop Town, MA: 10,638 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,638Amesbury, MA: 10,119 personsAmesbury, MA10,119Gardner, MA: 10,112 personsGardner, MA10,112Newburyport, MA: 10,068 personsNewburyport, MA10,068Southbridge Town, MA: 9,176 personsSouthbridge Town, MA9,176Easthampton, MA: 8,414 personsEasthampton, MA8,414Greenfield, MA: 8,129 personsGreenfield, MA8,129Palmer Town, MA: 6,632 personsPalmer Town, MA6,632North Adams, MA: 5,617 personsNorth Adams, MA5,617
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Boston, MA405,883+2.9%
2Worcester, MA110,167+2.6%
3Cambridge, MA74,065+2.6%
4Springfield, MA68,483+2.4%
5Lowell, MA64,217+2.3%
6Quincy, MA61,987+2.8%
7Somerville, MA58,547+2.2%
8Brockton, MA54,162+1.9%
9Lynn, MA53,861+2.8%
10New Bedford, MA48,898+2.4%
11Newton, MA48,583+2.7%
12Fall River, MA46,350+2.6%
13Lawrence, MA44,820+2.1%
14Framingham, MA40,591+2%
15Waltham, MA39,895+2.2%
16Malden, MA38,878+2.4%
17Haverhill, MA37,611+1.8%
18Medford, MA36,976+1.9%
19Weymouth Town, MA35,394+2.7%
20Revere, MA34,120+4.6%
21Taunton, MA33,607+3.5%
22Methuen, MA29,705+2.1%
23Peabody, MA29,460+1.8%
24Everett, MA29,310+2.9%
25Chicopee, MA28,042+1.7%
26Salem, MA27,497+1.8%
27Barnstable Town, MA27,371+2.2%
28Attleboro, MA26,523+2.8%
29Woburn, MA25,649+5.3%
30Beverly, MA24,279+2.1%
31Marlborough, MA24,105+2.1%
32Leominster, MA24,095+2.3%
33Fitchburg, MA23,052+2.5%
34Braintree Town, MA22,882+2.7%
35Pittsfield, MA22,084+1.1%
36Watertown, MA22,079+2.1%
37Chelsea, MA20,354+3.5%
38Westfield, MA20,087+2.1%
39Franklin Town, MA19,927+2.9%
40Randolph Town, MA19,795+2.8%
41Amherst Town, MA18,934+2.9%
42North Attleborough Town, MA18,396+2.7%
43Holyoke, MA16,895+2.4%
44Melrose, MA16,816+1.9%
45Northampton, MA16,330+2.4%
46Gloucester, MA16,326+2.2%
47West Springfield Town, MA15,661+2.2%
48Bridgewater Town, MA15,643+2.1%
49Agawam Town, MA15,520+2.6%
50Winthrop Town, MA10,638+2.2%
51Amesbury, MA10,119+2%
52Gardner, MA10,112+2.9%
53Newburyport, MA10,068+2.8%
54Southbridge Town, MA9,176+2.5%
55Easthampton, MA8,414+2.5%
56Greenfield, MA8,129+0.8%
57Palmer Town, MA6,632+2.3%
58North Adams, MA5,617+1.3%

Other periods

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Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.CurrentU20-24. 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24

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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, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities?period=2024. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities?period=2024.

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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/massachusetts-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Boston, MA, with 405,883 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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North Adams, MA, with 5,617 in 2024.

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