# Cities in Massachusetts by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Somerville, MA | 79.1 |
| 2 | Woburn, MA | 73.7 |
| 3 | Watertown, MA | 72.5 |
| 4 | Everett, MA | 72.5 |
| 5 | Malden, MA | 72.3 |
| 6 | Medford, MA | 72.2 |
| 7 | Marlborough, MA | 72.2 |
| 8 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 72.2 |
| 9 | Framingham, MA | 72.1 |
| 10 | Attleboro, MA | 71.6 |
| 11 | Franklin Town, MA | 71.1 |
| 12 | Quincy, MA | 71 |
| 13 | Amesbury, MA | 70.7 |
| 14 | Salem, MA | 70.3 |
| 15 | Boston, MA | 70 |
| 16 | Braintree Town, MA | 69.8 |
| 17 | Cambridge, MA | 69.6 |
| 18 | Methuen, MA | 69.5 |
| 19 | Revere, MA | 69.2 |
| 20 | Melrose, MA | 68.7 |
| 21 | Lawrence, MA | 68.7 |
| 22 | Haverhill, MA | 68.7 |
| 23 | Waltham, MA | 68.5 |
| 24 | Weymouth Town, MA | 68.5 |
| 25 | Chelsea, MA | 68.2 |
| 26 | Randolph Town, MA | 68.1 |
| 27 | Leominster, MA | 67.9 |
| 28 | Brockton, MA | 67.8 |
| 29 | Lowell, MA | 67.6 |
| 30 | Beverly, MA | 67.6 |
| 31 | Taunton, MA | 67.5 |
| 32 | Winthrop Town, MA | 67.3 |
| 33 | Lynn, MA | 66.9 |
| 34 | West Springfield Town, MA | 66.5 |
| 35 | Fitchburg, MA | 66.3 |
| 36 | Southbridge Town, MA | 66.2 |
| 37 | Newburyport, MA | 66 |
| 38 | Newton, MA | 65.8 |
| 39 | Peabody, MA | 65.3 |
| 40 | Worcester, MA | 65.2 |
| 41 | Easthampton, MA | 64.5 |
| 42 | Gloucester, MA | 63.9 |
| 43 | Pittsfield, MA | 63.8 |
| 44 | Northampton, MA | 62.8 |
| 45 | Agawam Town, MA | 62.5 |
| 46 | Palmer Town, MA | 62.4 |
| 47 | New Bedford, MA | 62.4 |
| 48 | Barnstable Town, MA | 62.2 |
| 49 | Fall River, MA | 62 |
| 50 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 61.9 |
| 51 | Westfield, MA | 61.6 |
| 52 | Chicopee, MA | 60.6 |
| 53 | Gardner, MA | 58.9 |
| 54 | Greenfield, MA | 58.5 |
| 55 | Springfield, MA | 56.9 |
| 56 | North Adams, MA | 54.7 |
| 57 | Holyoke, MA | 54.4 |
| 58 | Amherst Town, MA | 53.1 |