Best Job Markets in Massachusetts.
Cities in Massachusetts with the lowest unemployment rates.
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| # | City | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerville | 3.5% |
| 2 | Cambridge | 3.6% |
| 3 | Northampton | 3.7% |
| 4 | Melrose | 3.8% |
| 5 | Newton | 4.0% |
| 6 | Framingham | 4.0% |
| 7 | Waltham | 4.0% |
| 8 | Medford | 4.0% |
| 9 | Everett | 4.0% |
| 10 | North Attleborough | 4.0% |
| 11 | Newburyport | 4.0% |
| 12 | Malden | 4.1% |
| 13 | Beverly | 4.1% |
| 14 | Braintree | 4.1% |
| 15 | Franklin | 4.1% |
| 16 | Quincy | 4.2% |
| 17 | Woburn | 4.2% |
| 18 | Winthrop | 4.2% |
| 19 | Boston | 4.4% |
| 20 | Peabody | 4.4% |
| 21 | Barnstable | 4.4% |
| 22 | Weymouth | 4.5% |
| 23 | Salem | 4.5% |
| 24 | Pittsfield | 4.5% |
| 25 | Marlborough | 4.5% |
| 26 | Agawam | 4.5% |
| 27 | Worcester | 4.6% |
| 28 | Revere | 4.6% |
| 29 | West Springfield | 4.6% |
| 30 | Bridgewater | 4.6% |
| 31 | Greenfield | 4.6% |
| 32 | Attleboro | 4.7% |
| 33 | Amherst | 4.7% |
| 34 | Haverhill | 4.8% |
| 35 | Leominster | 4.8% |
| 36 | Westfield | 4.9% |
| 37 | Chelsea | 4.9% |
| 38 | Lynn | 5.0% |
| 39 | Lowell | 5.1% |
| 40 | Taunton | 5.1% |
| 41 | Randolph | 5.2% |
| 42 | Palmer | 5.2% |
| 43 | Chicopee | 5.4% |
| 44 | North Adams | 5.4% |
| 45 | Gloucester | 5.5% |
| 46 | Brockton | 5.6% |
| 47 | Gardner | 5.6% |
| 48 | Fitchburg | 5.8% |
| 49 | Southbridge | 5.9% |
| 50 | Holyoke | 6.0% |
| 51 | Fall River | 6.3% |
| 52 | New Bedford | 6.4% |
| 53 | Lawrence | 6.5% |
| 54 | Springfield | 6.9% |
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