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Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents

Boston, MA had the highest employed residents of 58 cities in 2024, at 390,264. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 5,327. The median was 24,069. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest390,264Boston, MA
Lowest5,327North Adams, MA
Median24,06958 cities

All cities, 2024

Boston, MA: 390,264 personsBoston, MA390,264Worcester, MA: 105,616 personsWorcester, MA105,616Cambridge, MA: 71,786 personsCambridge, MA71,786Springfield, MA: 64,164 personsSpringfield, MA64,164Lowell, MA: 61,337 personsLowell, MA61,337Quincy, MA: 59,695 personsQuincy, MA59,695Somerville, MA: 56,755 personsSomerville, MA56,755Lynn, MA: 51,546 personsLynn, MA51,546Brockton, MA: 51,544 personsBrockton, MA51,544Newton, MA: 46,929 personsNewton, MA46,929New Bedford, MA: 46,016 personsNew Bedford, MA46,016Fall River, MA: 43,761 personsFall River, MA43,761Lawrence, MA: 42,169 personsLawrence, MA42,169Framingham, MA: 39,219 personsFramingham, MA39,219Waltham, MA: 38,465 personsWaltham, MA38,465Malden, MA: 37,480 personsMalden, MA37,480Haverhill, MA: 35,996 personsHaverhill, MA35,996Medford, MA: 35,665 personsMedford, MA35,665Weymouth Town, MA: 34,030 personsWeymouth Town, MA34,030Revere, MA: 32,773 personsRevere, MA32,773Taunton, MA: 32,070 personsTaunton, MA32,070Methuen, MA: 28,431 personsMethuen, MA28,431Peabody, MA: 28,346 personsPeabody, MA28,346Everett, MA: 28,336 personsEverett, MA28,336Chicopee, MA: 26,682 personsChicopee, MA26,682Salem, MA: 26,417 personsSalem, MA26,417Barnstable Town, MA: 26,252 personsBarnstable Town, MA26,252Attleboro, MA: 25,424 personsAttleboro, MA25,424Woburn, MA: 24,727 personsWoburn, MA24,727Beverly, MA: 23,411 personsBeverly, MA23,411Marlborough, MA: 23,182 personsMarlborough, MA23,182Leominster, MA: 23,075 personsLeominster, MA23,075Braintree Town, MA: 22,068 personsBraintree Town, MA22,068Fitchburg, MA: 21,895 personsFitchburg, MA21,895Watertown, MA: 21,311 personsWatertown, MA21,311Pittsfield, MA: 21,193 personsPittsfield, MA21,193Chelsea, MA: 19,467 personsChelsea, MA19,467Westfield, MA: 19,199 personsWestfield, MA19,199Franklin Town, MA: 19,174 personsFranklin Town, MA19,174Randolph Town, MA: 18,917 personsRandolph Town, MA18,917Amherst Town, MA: 18,094 personsAmherst Town, MA18,094North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,726 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,726Melrose, MA: 16,240 personsMelrose, MA16,240Holyoke, MA: 15,938 personsHolyoke, MA15,938Northampton, MA: 15,778 personsNorthampton, MA15,778Gloucester, MA: 15,565 personsGloucester, MA15,565Bridgewater Town, MA: 15,007 personsBridgewater Town, MA15,007West Springfield Town, MA: 15,006 personsWest Springfield Town, MA15,006Agawam Town, MA: 14,929 personsAgawam Town, MA14,929Winthrop Town, MA: 10,245 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,245Amesbury, MA: 9,775 personsAmesbury, MA9,775Newburyport, MA: 9,717 personsNewburyport, MA9,717Gardner, MA: 9,640 personsGardner, MA9,640Southbridge Town, MA: 8,696 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,696Easthampton, MA: 8,105 personsEasthampton, MA8,105Greenfield, MA: 7,806 personsGreenfield, MA7,806Palmer Town, MA: 6,303 personsPalmer Town, MA6,303North Adams, MA: 5,327 personsNorth Adams, MA5,327Boston, MA: 390,264 personsBoston, MA390,264Worcester, MA: 105,616 personsWorcester, MA105,616Cambridge, MA: 71,786 personsCambridge, MA71,786Springfield, MA: 64,164 personsSpringfield, MA64,164Lowell, MA: 61,337 personsLowell, MA61,337Quincy, MA: 59,695 personsQuincy, MA59,695Somerville, MA: 56,755 personsSomerville, MA56,755Lynn, MA: 51,546 personsLynn, MA51,546Brockton, MA: 51,544 personsBrockton, MA51,544Newton, MA: 46,929 personsNewton, MA46,929New Bedford, MA: 46,016 personsNew Bedford, MA46,016Fall River, MA: 43,761 personsFall River, MA43,761Lawrence, MA: 42,169 personsLawrence, MA42,169Framingham, MA: 39,219 personsFramingham, MA39,219Waltham, MA: 38,465 personsWaltham, MA38,465Malden, MA: 37,480 personsMalden, MA37,480Haverhill, MA: 35,996 personsHaverhill, MA35,996Medford, MA: 35,665 personsMedford, MA35,665Weymouth Town, MA: 34,030 personsWeymouth Town, MA34,030Revere, MA: 32,773 personsRevere, MA32,773Taunton, MA: 32,070 personsTaunton, MA32,070Methuen, MA: 28,431 personsMethuen, MA28,431Peabody, MA: 28,346 personsPeabody, MA28,346Everett, MA: 28,336 personsEverett, MA28,336Chicopee, MA: 26,682 personsChicopee, MA26,682Salem, MA: 26,417 personsSalem, MA26,417Barnstable Town, MA: 26,252 personsBarnstable Town, MA26,252Attleboro, MA: 25,424 personsAttleboro, MA25,424Woburn, MA: 24,727 personsWoburn, MA24,727Beverly, MA: 23,411 personsBeverly, MA23,411Marlborough, MA: 23,182 personsMarlborough, MA23,182Leominster, MA: 23,075 personsLeominster, MA23,075Braintree Town, MA: 22,068 personsBraintree Town, MA22,068Fitchburg, MA: 21,895 personsFitchburg, MA21,895Watertown, MA: 21,311 personsWatertown, MA21,311Pittsfield, MA: 21,193 personsPittsfield, MA21,193Chelsea, MA: 19,467 personsChelsea, MA19,467Westfield, MA: 19,199 personsWestfield, MA19,199Franklin Town, MA: 19,174 personsFranklin Town, MA19,174Randolph Town, MA: 18,917 personsRandolph Town, MA18,917Amherst Town, MA: 18,094 personsAmherst Town, MA18,094North Attleborough Town, MA: 17,726 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA17,726Melrose, MA: 16,240 personsMelrose, MA16,240Holyoke, MA: 15,938 personsHolyoke, MA15,938Northampton, MA: 15,778 personsNorthampton, MA15,778Gloucester, MA: 15,565 personsGloucester, MA15,565Bridgewater Town, MA: 15,007 personsBridgewater Town, MA15,007West Springfield Town, MA: 15,006 personsWest Springfield Town, MA15,006Agawam Town, MA: 14,929 personsAgawam Town, MA14,929Winthrop Town, MA: 10,245 personsWinthrop Town, MA10,245Amesbury, MA: 9,775 personsAmesbury, MA9,775Newburyport, MA: 9,717 personsNewburyport, MA9,717Gardner, MA: 9,640 personsGardner, MA9,640Southbridge Town, MA: 8,696 personsSouthbridge Town, MA8,696Easthampton, MA: 8,105 personsEasthampton, MA8,105Greenfield, MA: 7,806 personsGreenfield, MA7,806Palmer Town, MA: 6,303 personsPalmer Town, MA6,303North Adams, MA: 5,327 personsNorth Adams, MA5,327
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Boston, MA390,264+2.4%
2Worcester, MA105,616+2.1%
3Cambridge, MA71,786+2.1%
4Springfield, MA64,164+1.6%
5Lowell, MA61,337+1.6%
6Quincy, MA59,695+2.2%
7Somerville, MA56,755+1.6%
8Lynn, MA51,546+2.1%
9Brockton, MA51,544+1.6%
10Newton, MA46,929+2.1%
11New Bedford, MA46,016+2.1%
12Fall River, MA43,761+2.2%
13Lawrence, MA42,169+1.2%
14Framingham, MA39,219+1.5%
15Waltham, MA38,465+1.6%
16Malden, MA37,480+1.8%
17Haverhill, MA35,996+1.2%
18Medford, MA35,665+1.4%
19Weymouth Town, MA34,030+2.1%
20Revere, MA32,773+4%
21Taunton, MA32,070+3.2%
22Methuen, MA28,431+1.5%
23Peabody, MA28,346+1.2%
24Everett, MA28,336+2.4%
25Chicopee, MA26,682+1.3%
26Salem, MA26,417+1.2%
27Barnstable Town, MA26,252+1.8%
28Attleboro, MA25,424+2.2%
29Woburn, MA24,727+4.8%
30Beverly, MA23,411+1.7%
31Marlborough, MA23,182+1.4%
32Leominster, MA23,075+1.8%
33Braintree Town, MA22,068+2%
34Fitchburg, MA21,895+1.8%
35Watertown, MA21,311+1.5%
36Pittsfield, MA21,193+0.8%
37Chelsea, MA19,467+2.9%
38Westfield, MA19,199+1.5%
39Franklin Town, MA19,174+2.2%
40Randolph Town, MA18,917+2%
41Amherst Town, MA18,094+2%
42North Attleborough Town, MA17,726+2.2%
43Melrose, MA16,240+1.4%
44Holyoke, MA15,938+1.6%
45Northampton, MA15,778+1.9%
46Gloucester, MA15,565+1.7%
47Bridgewater Town, MA15,007+1.8%
48West Springfield Town, MA15,006+1.5%
49Agawam Town, MA14,929+2.3%
50Winthrop Town, MA10,245+1.9%
51Amesbury, MA9,775+1.6%
52Newburyport, MA9,717+2.3%
53Gardner, MA9,640+2.4%
54Southbridge Town, MA8,696+1.6%
55Easthampton, MA8,105+1.9%
56Greenfield, MA7,806+0.4%
57Palmer Town, MA6,303+1.6%
58North Adams, MA5,327+0.8%

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, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in Massachusetts by employed residents, 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/employed-residents/massachusetts-cities?period=2024.

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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Boston, MA, with 390,264 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest employed residents?

North Adams, MA, with 5,327 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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