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Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents

Boston, MA had the highest employed residents of 58 cities in 2014, at 341,265. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,708. The median was 21,968. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest341,265Boston, MA
Lowest5,708North Adams, MA
Median21,96858 cities

All cities, 2014

Boston, MA: 341,265 personsBoston, MA341,265Worcester, MA: 85,002 personsWorcester, MA85,002Cambridge, MA: 61,704 personsCambridge, MA61,704Springfield, MA: 57,619 personsSpringfield, MA57,619Lowell, MA: 50,340 personsLowell, MA50,340Quincy, MA: 49,942 personsQuincy, MA49,942Somerville, MA: 47,645 personsSomerville, MA47,645Newton, MA: 44,302 personsNewton, MA44,302Lynn, MA: 43,890 personsLynn, MA43,890Brockton, MA: 43,261 personsBrockton, MA43,261New Bedford, MA: 42,611 personsNew Bedford, MA42,611Framingham, MA: 37,833 personsFramingham, MA37,833Fall River, MA: 36,134 personsFall River, MA36,134Waltham, MA: 35,280 personsWaltham, MA35,280Haverhill, MA: 31,864 personsHaverhill, MA31,864Medford, MA: 31,773 personsMedford, MA31,773Lawrence, MA: 31,745 personsLawrence, MA31,745Malden, MA: 31,488 personsMalden, MA31,488Weymouth Town, MA: 28,527 personsWeymouth Town, MA28,527Taunton, MA: 27,719 personsTaunton, MA27,719Peabody, MA: 27,347 personsPeabody, MA27,347Revere, MA: 26,969 personsRevere, MA26,969Chicopee, MA: 25,654 personsChicopee, MA25,654Methuen, MA: 24,746 personsMethuen, MA24,746Everett, MA: 23,404 personsEverett, MA23,404Attleboro, MA: 22,742 personsAttleboro, MA22,742Salem, MA: 22,516 personsSalem, MA22,516Barnstable Town, MA: 22,308 personsBarnstable Town, MA22,308Marlborough, MA: 22,267 personsMarlborough, MA22,267Beverly, MA: 21,669 personsBeverly, MA21,669Woburn, MA: 21,352 personsWoburn, MA21,352Leominster, MA: 20,470 personsLeominster, MA20,470Watertown, MA: 20,383 personsWatertown, MA20,383Pittsfield, MA: 20,375 personsPittsfield, MA20,375Westfield, MA: 19,834 personsWestfield, MA19,834Braintree Town, MA: 19,260 personsBraintree Town, MA19,260Chelsea, MA: 18,358 personsChelsea, MA18,358Fitchburg, MA: 17,922 personsFitchburg, MA17,922Amherst Town, MA: 17,771 personsAmherst Town, MA17,771Franklin Town, MA: 16,694 personsFranklin Town, MA16,694Randolph Town, MA: 16,451 personsRandolph Town, MA16,451Northampton, MA: 15,389 personsNorthampton, MA15,389Melrose, MA: 15,295 personsMelrose, MA15,295North Attleborough Town, MA: 15,149 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA15,149Agawam Town, MA: 15,035 personsAgawam Town, MA15,035Holyoke, MA: 14,853 personsHolyoke, MA14,853Gloucester, MA: 14,375 personsGloucester, MA14,375Bridgewater Town, MA: 13,819 personsBridgewater Town, MA13,819West Springfield Town, MA: 13,713 personsWest Springfield Town, MA13,713Winthrop Town, MA: 9,871 personsWinthrop Town, MA9,871Amesbury, MA: 9,303 personsAmesbury, MA9,303Newburyport, MA: 9,275 personsNewburyport, MA9,275Easthampton, MA: 9,065 personsEasthampton, MA9,065Greenfield, MA: 8,960 personsGreenfield, MA8,960Gardner, MA: 8,890 personsGardner, MA8,890Southbridge Town, MA: 7,434 personsSouthbridge Town, MA7,434Palmer Town, MA: 5,762 personsPalmer Town, MA5,762North Adams, MA: 5,708 personsNorth Adams, MA5,708Boston, MA: 341,265 personsBoston, MA341,265Worcester, MA: 85,002 personsWorcester, MA85,002Cambridge, MA: 61,704 personsCambridge, MA61,704Springfield, MA: 57,619 personsSpringfield, MA57,619Lowell, MA: 50,340 personsLowell, MA50,340Quincy, MA: 49,942 personsQuincy, MA49,942Somerville, MA: 47,645 personsSomerville, MA47,645Newton, MA: 44,302 personsNewton, MA44,302Lynn, MA: 43,890 personsLynn, MA43,890Brockton, MA: 43,261 personsBrockton, MA43,261New Bedford, MA: 42,611 personsNew Bedford, MA42,611Framingham, MA: 37,833 personsFramingham, MA37,833Fall River, MA: 36,134 personsFall River, MA36,134Waltham, MA: 35,280 personsWaltham, MA35,280Haverhill, MA: 31,864 personsHaverhill, MA31,864Medford, MA: 31,773 personsMedford, MA31,773Lawrence, MA: 31,745 personsLawrence, MA31,745Malden, MA: 31,488 personsMalden, MA31,488Weymouth Town, MA: 28,527 personsWeymouth Town, MA28,527Taunton, MA: 27,719 personsTaunton, MA27,719Peabody, MA: 27,347 personsPeabody, MA27,347Revere, MA: 26,969 personsRevere, MA26,969Chicopee, MA: 25,654 personsChicopee, MA25,654Methuen, MA: 24,746 personsMethuen, MA24,746Everett, MA: 23,404 personsEverett, MA23,404Attleboro, MA: 22,742 personsAttleboro, MA22,742Salem, MA: 22,516 personsSalem, MA22,516Barnstable Town, MA: 22,308 personsBarnstable Town, MA22,308Marlborough, MA: 22,267 personsMarlborough, MA22,267Beverly, MA: 21,669 personsBeverly, MA21,669Woburn, MA: 21,352 personsWoburn, MA21,352Leominster, MA: 20,470 personsLeominster, MA20,470Watertown, MA: 20,383 personsWatertown, MA20,383Pittsfield, MA: 20,375 personsPittsfield, MA20,375Westfield, MA: 19,834 personsWestfield, MA19,834Braintree Town, MA: 19,260 personsBraintree Town, MA19,260Chelsea, MA: 18,358 personsChelsea, MA18,358Fitchburg, MA: 17,922 personsFitchburg, MA17,922Amherst Town, MA: 17,771 personsAmherst Town, MA17,771Franklin Town, MA: 16,694 personsFranklin Town, MA16,694Randolph Town, MA: 16,451 personsRandolph Town, MA16,451Northampton, MA: 15,389 personsNorthampton, MA15,389Melrose, MA: 15,295 personsMelrose, MA15,295North Attleborough Town, MA: 15,149 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA15,149Agawam Town, MA: 15,035 personsAgawam Town, MA15,035Holyoke, MA: 14,853 personsHolyoke, MA14,853Gloucester, MA: 14,375 personsGloucester, MA14,375Bridgewater Town, MA: 13,819 personsBridgewater Town, MA13,819West Springfield Town, MA: 13,713 personsWest Springfield Town, MA13,713Winthrop Town, MA: 9,871 personsWinthrop Town, MA9,871Amesbury, MA: 9,303 personsAmesbury, MA9,303Newburyport, MA: 9,275 personsNewburyport, MA9,275Easthampton, MA: 9,065 personsEasthampton, MA9,065Greenfield, MA: 8,960 personsGreenfield, MA8,960Gardner, MA: 8,890 personsGardner, MA8,890Southbridge Town, MA: 7,434 personsSouthbridge Town, MA7,434Palmer Town, MA: 5,762 personsPalmer Town, MA5,762North Adams, MA: 5,708 personsNorth Adams, MA5,708
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
persons		Change on 2013
1Boston, MA341,265+3.4%
2Worcester, MA85,002+2.6%
3Cambridge, MA61,704+4.1%
4Springfield, MA57,619+2.4%
5Lowell, MA50,340+2.8%
6Quincy, MA49,942+1.7%
7Somerville, MA47,645+1.9%
8Newton, MA44,302+2.2%
9Lynn, MA43,890+2.6%
10Brockton, MA43,261+2.2%
11New Bedford, MA42,611+2.8%
12Framingham, MA37,833+2.4%
13Fall River, MA36,134+2.3%
14Waltham, MA35,280+3.1%
15Haverhill, MA31,864+2.8%
16Medford, MA31,773+2.3%
17Lawrence, MA31,745+2.8%
18Malden, MA31,488+2.4%
19Weymouth Town, MA28,527+2.2%
20Taunton, MA27,719+2.3%
21Peabody, MA27,347+2.5%
22Revere, MA26,969+2.6%
23Chicopee, MA25,654+2.3%
24Methuen, MA24,746+3.4%
25Everett, MA23,404+4.9%
26Attleboro, MA22,742+2.5%
27Salem, MA22,516+2.5%
28Barnstable Town, MA22,308+2.2%
29Marlborough, MA22,267+2.5%
30Beverly, MA21,669+2.6%
31Woburn, MA21,352+2.3%
32Leominster, MA20,470+3%
33Watertown, MA20,383+5.3%
34Pittsfield, MA20,375+1.1%
35Westfield, MA19,834+2.9%
36Braintree Town, MA19,260+3.6%
37Chelsea, MA18,358+5%
38Fitchburg, MA17,922+2.8%
39Amherst Town, MA17,771+4.4%
40Franklin Town, MA16,694+2.6%
41Randolph Town, MA16,451+2.3%
42Northampton, MA15,389+2.4%
43Melrose, MA15,295+2.8%
44North Attleborough Town, MA15,149+2.7%
45Agawam Town, MA15,035+2.4%
46Holyoke, MA14,853+1.9%
47Gloucester, MA14,375+2.6%
48Bridgewater Town, MA13,819+5.1%
49West Springfield Town, MA13,713+2%
50Winthrop Town, MA9,871+3.1%
51Amesbury, MA9,303+3%
52Newburyport, MA9,275+2.8%
53Easthampton, MA9,065+2.6%
54Greenfield, MA8,960+1.6%
55Gardner, MA8,890+2.8%
56Southbridge Town, MA7,434+2.5%
57Palmer Town, MA5,762+2.3%
58North Adams, MA5,708-0.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Boston, MA, with 341,265 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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North Adams, MA, with 5,708 in 2014.

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