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Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents

Boston, MA had the highest employed residents of 58 cities in 2023, at 381,199. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,284. The median was 23,307. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest381,199Boston, MA
Lowest5,284North Adams, MA
Median23,30758 cities

All cities, 2023

Boston, MA: 381,199 personsBoston, MA381,199Worcester, MA: 103,489 personsWorcester, MA103,489Cambridge, MA: 70,316 personsCambridge, MA70,316Springfield, MA: 63,129 personsSpringfield, MA63,129Lowell, MA: 60,382 personsLowell, MA60,382Quincy, MA: 58,430 personsQuincy, MA58,430Somerville, MA: 55,840 personsSomerville, MA55,840Brockton, MA: 50,735 personsBrockton, MA50,735Lynn, MA: 50,467 personsLynn, MA50,467Newton, MA: 45,948 personsNewton, MA45,948New Bedford, MA: 45,087 personsNew Bedford, MA45,087Fall River, MA: 42,831 personsFall River, MA42,831Lawrence, MA: 41,670 personsLawrence, MA41,670Framingham, MA: 38,627 personsFramingham, MA38,627Waltham, MA: 37,870 personsWaltham, MA37,870Malden, MA: 36,811 personsMalden, MA36,811Haverhill, MA: 35,569 personsHaverhill, MA35,569Medford, MA: 35,185 personsMedford, MA35,185Weymouth Town, MA: 33,332 personsWeymouth Town, MA33,332Revere, MA: 31,511 personsRevere, MA31,511Taunton, MA: 31,084 personsTaunton, MA31,084Methuen, MA: 28,011 personsMethuen, MA28,011Peabody, MA: 28,004 personsPeabody, MA28,004Everett, MA: 27,659 personsEverett, MA27,659Chicopee, MA: 26,350 personsChicopee, MA26,350Salem, MA: 26,102 personsSalem, MA26,102Barnstable Town, MA: 25,779 personsBarnstable Town, MA25,779Attleboro, MA: 24,872 personsAttleboro, MA24,872Woburn, MA: 23,585 personsWoburn, MA23,585Beverly, MA: 23,028 personsBeverly, MA23,028Marlborough, MA: 22,851 personsMarlborough, MA22,851Leominster, MA: 22,678 personsLeominster, MA22,678Braintree Town, MA: 21,637 personsBraintree Town, MA21,637Fitchburg, MA: 21,511 personsFitchburg, MA21,511Pittsfield, MA: 21,015 personsPittsfield, MA21,015Watertown, MA: 21,006 personsWatertown, MA21,006Chelsea, MA: 18,924 personsChelsea, MA18,924Westfield, MA: 18,915 personsWestfield, MA18,915Franklin Town, MA: 18,769 personsFranklin Town, MA18,769Randolph Town, MA: 18,550 personsRandolph Town, MA18,550Amherst Town, MA: 17,738 personsAmherst Town, MA17,738North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,343 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,343Melrose, MA: 16,014 personsMelrose, MA16,014Holyoke, MA: 15,681 personsHolyoke, MA15,681Northampton, MA: 15,479 personsNorthampton, MA15,479Gloucester, MA: 15,309 personsGloucester, MA15,309West Springfield Town, MA: 14,777 personsWest Springfield Town, MA14,777Bridgewater Town, MA: 14,738 personsBridgewater Town, MA14,738Agawam Town, MA: 14,600 personsAgawam Town, MA14,600Winthrop Town, MA: 10,056 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,056Amesbury, MA: 9,622 personsAmesbury, MA9,622Newburyport, MA: 9,503 personsNewburyport, MA9,503Gardner, MA: 9,416 personsGardner, MA9,416Southbridge Town, MA: 8,556 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,556Easthampton, MA: 7,953 personsEasthampton, MA7,953Greenfield, MA: 7,774 personsGreenfield, MA7,774Palmer Town, MA: 6,206 personsPalmer Town, MA6,206North Adams, MA: 5,284 personsNorth Adams, MA5,284Boston, MA: 381,199 personsBoston, MA381,199Worcester, MA: 103,489 personsWorcester, MA103,489Cambridge, MA: 70,316 personsCambridge, MA70,316Springfield, MA: 63,129 personsSpringfield, MA63,129Lowell, MA: 60,382 personsLowell, MA60,382Quincy, MA: 58,430 personsQuincy, MA58,430Somerville, MA: 55,840 personsSomerville, MA55,840Brockton, MA: 50,735 personsBrockton, MA50,735Lynn, MA: 50,467 personsLynn, MA50,467Newton, MA: 45,948 personsNewton, MA45,948New Bedford, MA: 45,087 personsNew Bedford, MA45,087Fall River, MA: 42,831 personsFall River, MA42,831Lawrence, MA: 41,670 personsLawrence, MA41,670Framingham, MA: 38,627 personsFramingham, MA38,627Waltham, MA: 37,870 personsWaltham, MA37,870Malden, MA: 36,811 personsMalden, MA36,811Haverhill, MA: 35,569 personsHaverhill, MA35,569Medford, MA: 35,185 personsMedford, MA35,185Weymouth Town, MA: 33,332 personsWeymouth Town, MA33,332Revere, MA: 31,511 personsRevere, MA31,511Taunton, MA: 31,084 personsTaunton, MA31,084Methuen, MA: 28,011 personsMethuen, MA28,011Peabody, MA: 28,004 personsPeabody, MA28,004Everett, MA: 27,659 personsEverett, MA27,659Chicopee, MA: 26,350 personsChicopee, MA26,350Salem, MA: 26,102 personsSalem, MA26,102Barnstable Town, MA: 25,779 personsBarnstable Town, MA25,779Attleboro, MA: 24,872 personsAttleboro, MA24,872Woburn, MA: 23,585 personsWoburn, MA23,585Beverly, MA: 23,028 personsBeverly, MA23,028Marlborough, MA: 22,851 personsMarlborough, MA22,851Leominster, MA: 22,678 personsLeominster, MA22,678Braintree Town, MA: 21,637 personsBraintree Town, MA21,637Fitchburg, MA: 21,511 personsFitchburg, MA21,511Pittsfield, MA: 21,015 personsPittsfield, MA21,015Watertown, MA: 21,006 personsWatertown, MA21,006Chelsea, MA: 18,924 personsChelsea, MA18,924Westfield, MA: 18,915 personsWestfield, MA18,915Franklin Town, MA: 18,769 personsFranklin Town, MA18,769Randolph Town, MA: 18,550 personsRandolph Town, MA18,550Amherst Town, MA: 17,738 personsAmherst Town, MA17,738North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,343 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,343Melrose, MA: 16,014 personsMelrose, MA16,014Holyoke, MA: 15,681 personsHolyoke, MA15,681Northampton, MA: 15,479 personsNorthampton, MA15,479Gloucester, MA: 15,309 personsGloucester, MA15,309West Springfield Town, MA: 14,777 personsWest Springfield Town, MA14,777Bridgewater Town, MA: 14,738 personsBridgewater Town, MA14,738Agawam Town, MA: 14,600 personsAgawam Town, MA14,600Winthrop Town, MA: 10,056 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,056Amesbury, MA: 9,622 personsAmesbury, MA9,622Newburyport, MA: 9,503 personsNewburyport, MA9,503Gardner, MA: 9,416 personsGardner, MA9,416Southbridge Town, MA: 8,556 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,556Easthampton, MA: 7,953 personsEasthampton, MA7,953Greenfield, MA: 7,774 personsGreenfield, MA7,774Palmer Town, MA: 6,206 personsPalmer Town, MA6,206North Adams, MA: 5,284 personsNorth Adams, MA5,284
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Boston, MA381,199+2%
2Worcester, MA103,489+1.7%
3Cambridge, MA70,316+1.5%
4Springfield, MA63,129-0.7%
5Lowell, MA60,382+0.9%
6Quincy, MA58,430+1.3%
7Somerville, MA55,840+1.1%
8Brockton, MA50,735+1.4%
9Lynn, MA50,467+1%
10Newton, MA45,948+1.5%
11New Bedford, MA45,087+1.3%
12Fall River, MA42,831+1.6%
13Lawrence, MA41,670+0.9%
14Framingham, MA38,627+1.1%
15Waltham, MA37,870+1.1%
16Malden, MA36,811+0.9%
17Haverhill, MA35,569+1%
18Medford, MA35,185+0.9%
19Weymouth Town, MA33,332+4.5%
20Revere, MA31,511+1.3%
21Taunton, MA31,084+2.9%
22Methuen, MA28,011+0.9%
23Peabody, MA28,004+1.6%
24Everett, MA27,659+2.3%
25Chicopee, MA26,3500%
26Salem, MA26,102+2%
27Barnstable Town, MA25,779+1.9%
28Attleboro, MA24,872+1.5%
29Woburn, MA23,585+1.3%
30Beverly, MA23,028+1%
31Marlborough, MA22,851+1.3%
32Leominster, MA22,678+0.5%
33Braintree Town, MA21,637+1.3%
34Fitchburg, MA21,511+0.9%
35Pittsfield, MA21,015+0.6%
36Watertown, MA21,006+1.1%
37Chelsea, MA18,924+1.2%
38Westfield, MA18,915-0.9%
39Franklin Town, MA18,769+1.8%
40Randolph Town, MA18,550+1.4%
41Amherst Town, MA17,738+0.1%
42North Attleborough Town, MA17,343+1.5%
43Melrose, MA16,014+1%
44Holyoke, MA15,681-0.5%
45Northampton, MA15,479-0.7%
46Gloucester, MA15,309+1%
47West Springfield Town, MA14,777+0.9%
48Bridgewater Town, MA14,738+1.7%
49Agawam Town, MA14,600-0.2%
50Winthrop Town, MA10,056+1%
51Amesbury, MA9,622+1.2%
52Newburyport, MA9,503+1%
53Gardner, MA9,416+0.8%
54Southbridge Town, MA8,556+0.7%
55Easthampton, MA7,953-1%
56Greenfield, MA7,774-0.3%
57Palmer Town, MA6,206-0.5%
58North Adams, MA5,284+0.7%

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.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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2023) [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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 2023. 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/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. 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/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Boston, MA, with 381,199 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest employed residents?

North Adams, MA, with 5,284 in 2023.

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