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Cities in Massachusetts by unemployment rate

Springfield, MA had the highest unemployment rate of 58 cities in November 2025, at 7%. Somerville, MA had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for Massachusetts was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest7Springfield, MA
Lowest3.8Somerville, MA
Median4.658 cities
Massachusetts4.7History

All cities, November 2025

Springfield, MA: 7 %Springfield, MA7North Adams, MA: 6.3 %North Adams, MA6.3Lawrence, MA: 6.2 %Lawrence, MA6.2New Bedford, MA: 6.2 %New Bedford, MA6.2Holyoke, MA: 6.1 %Holyoke, MA6.1Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Gardner, MA: 5.8 %Gardner, MA5.8Southbridge Town, MA: 5.8 %Southbridge Town, MA5.8Amherst Town, MA: 5.7 %Amherst Town, MA5.7Brockton, MA: 5.7 %Brockton, MA5.7Fitchburg, MA: 5.7 %Fitchburg, MA5.7Chicopee, MA: 5.4 %Chicopee, MA5.4Lowell, MA: 5.3 %Lowell, MA5.3Randolph Town, MA: 5.3 %Randolph Town, MA5.3Taunton, MA: 5.2 %Taunton, MA5.2Palmer Town, MA: 5.1 %Palmer Town, MA5.1Haverhill, MA: 5 %Haverhill, MA5Lynn, MA: 5 %Lynn, MA5Chelsea, MA: 4.9 %Chelsea, MA4.9Gloucester, MA: 4.9 %Gloucester, MA4.9Leominster, MA: 4.8 %Leominster, MA4.8Pittsfield, MA: 4.8 %Pittsfield, MA4.8Salem, MA: 4.8 %Salem, MA4.8Worcester, MA: 4.8 %Worcester, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.7 %Attleboro, MA4.7Methuen, MA: 4.7 %Methuen, MA4.7Westfield, MA: 4.7 %Westfield, MA4.7Agawam Town, MA: 4.6 %Agawam Town, MA4.6Boston, MA: 4.6 %Boston, MA4.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 4.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA4.6Medford, MA: 4.6 %Medford, MA4.6Revere, MA: 4.6 %Revere, MA4.6Weymouth Town, MA: 4.6 %Weymouth Town, MA4.6Woburn, MA: 4.6 %Woburn, MA4.6Barnstable Town, MA: 4.5 %Barnstable Town, MA4.5Greenfield, MA: 4.5 %Greenfield, MA4.5Quincy, MA: 4.5 %Quincy, MA4.5West Springfield Town, MA: 4.5 %West Springfield Town, MA4.5Franklin Town, MA: 4.4 %Franklin Town, MA4.4Marlborough, MA: 4.4 %Marlborough, MA4.4Newton, MA: 4.4 %Newton, MA4.4Peabody, MA: 4.4 %Peabody, MA4.4Winthrop Town, MA: 4.4 %Winthrop Town, MA4.4Malden, MA: 4.3 %Malden, MA4.3Newburyport, MA: 4.3 %Newburyport, MA4.3Beverly, MA: 4.2 %Beverly, MA4.2Melrose, MA: 4.2 %Melrose, MA4.2Waltham, MA: 4.2 %Waltham, MA4.2Braintree Town, MA: 4.1 %Braintree Town, MA4.1Easthampton, MA: 4.1 %Easthampton, MA4.1Everett, MA: 4.1 %Everett, MA4.1Framingham, MA: 4.1 %Framingham, MA4.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 4.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA4.1Amesbury, MA: 4 %Amesbury, MA4Northampton, MA: 4 %Northampton, MA4Watertown, MA: 4 %Watertown, MA4Cambridge, MA: 3.9 %Cambridge, MA3.9Somerville, MA: 3.8 %Somerville, MA3.8Springfield, MA: 7 %Springfield, MA7North Adams, MA: 6.3 %North Adams, MA6.3Lawrence, MA: 6.2 %Lawrence, MA6.2New Bedford, MA: 6.2 %New Bedford, MA6.2Holyoke, MA: 6.1 %Holyoke, MA6.1Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Gardner, MA: 5.8 %Gardner, MA5.8Southbridge Town, MA: 5.8 %Southbridge Town, MA5.8Amherst Town, MA: 5.7 %Amherst Town, MA5.7Brockton, MA: 5.7 %Brockton, MA5.7Fitchburg, MA: 5.7 %Fitchburg, MA5.7Chicopee, MA: 5.4 %Chicopee, MA5.4Lowell, MA: 5.3 %Lowell, MA5.3Randolph Town, MA: 5.3 %Randolph Town, MA5.3Taunton, MA: 5.2 %Taunton, MA5.2Palmer Town, MA: 5.1 %Palmer Town, MA5.1Haverhill, MA: 5 %Haverhill, MA5Lynn, MA: 5 %Lynn, MA5Chelsea, MA: 4.9 %Chelsea, MA4.9Gloucester, MA: 4.9 %Gloucester, MA4.9Leominster, MA: 4.8 %Leominster, MA4.8Pittsfield, MA: 4.8 %Pittsfield, MA4.8Salem, MA: 4.8 %Salem, MA4.8Worcester, MA: 4.8 %Worcester, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.7 %Attleboro, MA4.7Methuen, MA: 4.7 %Methuen, MA4.7Westfield, MA: 4.7 %Westfield, MA4.7Agawam Town, MA: 4.6 %Agawam Town, MA4.6Boston, MA: 4.6 %Boston, MA4.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 4.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA4.6Medford, MA: 4.6 %Medford, MA4.6Revere, MA: 4.6 %Revere, MA4.6Weymouth Town, MA: 4.6 %Weymouth Town, MA4.6Woburn, MA: 4.6 %Woburn, MA4.6Barnstable Town, MA: 4.5 %Barnstable Town, MA4.5Greenfield, MA: 4.5 %Greenfield, MA4.5Quincy, MA: 4.5 %Quincy, MA4.5West Springfield Town, MA: 4.5 %West Springfield Town, MA4.5Franklin Town, MA: 4.4 %Franklin Town, MA4.4Marlborough, MA: 4.4 %Marlborough, MA4.4Newton, MA: 4.4 %Newton, MA4.4Peabody, MA: 4.4 %Peabody, MA4.4Winthrop Town, MA: 4.4 %Winthrop Town, MA4.4Malden, MA: 4.3 %Malden, MA4.3Newburyport, MA: 4.3 %Newburyport, MA4.3Beverly, MA: 4.2 %Beverly, MA4.2Melrose, MA: 4.2 %Melrose, MA4.2Waltham, MA: 4.2 %Waltham, MA4.2Braintree Town, MA: 4.1 %Braintree Town, MA4.1Easthampton, MA: 4.1 %Easthampton, MA4.1Everett, MA: 4.1 %Everett, MA4.1Framingham, MA: 4.1 %Framingham, MA4.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 4.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA4.1Amesbury, MA: 4 %Amesbury, MA4Northampton, MA: 4 %Northampton, MA4Watertown, MA: 4 %Watertown, MA4Cambridge, MA: 3.9 %Cambridge, MA3.9Somerville, MA: 3.8 %Somerville, MA3.8
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Springfield, MA7+1.2 pts
2North Adams, MA6.3+1.7 pts
3Lawrence, MA6.2+0.8 pts
3New Bedford, MA6.2+0.7 pts
5Holyoke, MA6.1+0.7 pts
6Fall River, MA5.8+1.1 pts
6Gardner, MA5.8+1.6 pts
6Southbridge Town, MA5.8+0.8 pts
9Amherst Town, MA5.7+0.8 pts
9Brockton, MA5.7+1.2 pts
9Fitchburg, MA5.7+1 pts
12Chicopee, MA5.4+0.8 pts
13Lowell, MA5.3+1.1 pts
13Randolph Town, MA5.3+0.9 pts
15Taunton, MA5.2+1.1 pts
16Palmer Town, MA5.1+0.5 pts
17Haverhill, MA5+0.9 pts
17Lynn, MA5+1 pts
19Chelsea, MA4.9+0.7 pts
19Gloucester, MA4.9+0.6 pts
21Leominster, MA4.8+1.1 pts
21Pittsfield, MA4.8+0.8 pts
21Salem, MA4.8+1.2 pts
21Worcester, MA4.8+0.8 pts
25Attleboro, MA4.7+0.6 pts
25Methuen, MA4.7+1 pts
25Westfield, MA4.7+0.7 pts
28Agawam Town, MA4.6+0.9 pts
28Boston, MA4.6+0.8 pts
28Bridgewater Town, MA4.6+0.7 pts
28Medford, MA4.6+1.1 pts
28Revere, MA4.6+0.9 pts
28Weymouth Town, MA4.6+0.8 pts
28Woburn, MA4.6+1 pts
35Barnstable Town, MA4.5+0.5 pts
35Greenfield, MA4.5+0.7 pts
35Quincy, MA4.5+0.8 pts
35West Springfield Town, MA4.5+0.4 pts
39Franklin Town, MA4.4+0.8 pts
39Marlborough, MA4.4+0.9 pts
39Newton, MA4.4+0.9 pts
39Peabody, MA4.4+0.8 pts
39Winthrop Town, MA4.4+0.6 pts
44Malden, MA4.3+0.8 pts
44Newburyport, MA4.3+0.9 pts
46Beverly, MA4.2+0.6 pts
46Melrose, MA4.2+0.6 pts
46Waltham, MA4.2+0.9 pts
49Braintree Town, MA4.1+0.7 pts
49Easthampton, MA4.1+0.8 pts
49Everett, MA4.1+0.9 pts
49Framingham, MA4.1+0.9 pts
49North Attleborough Town, MA4.1+0.5 pts
54Amesbury, MA4+0.5 pts
54Northampton, MA4+0.7 pts
54Watertown, MA4+0.7 pts
57Cambridge, MA3.9+0.8 pts
58Somerville, MA3.8+0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

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: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. 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: unemployment rate (measure 03) (Cities in Massachusetts by unemployment rate, 2025-11) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Massachusetts by unemployment rate, 2025-11. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2025-11. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Cities in Massachusetts by unemployment rate, 2025-11. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2025-11.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Massachusetts by unemployment rate, 2025-11 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2025-11 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Springfield, MA, with 7% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Somerville, MA, with 3.8% in November 2025.

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