List of Massachusetts locations by unemployment rate

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All data is from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [1] [2]

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Counties

RankCountyUnemployment
rate		Population
1 Hampden 11.0%466,447
2 Suffolk 10.1%747,928
3 Bristol 10.0%551,065
4 Berkshire 9.4%130,064
5 Plymouth 8.8%500,772
6 Worcester 8.6%806,804
7 Essex 8.5%757,395
8 Barnstable 7.9%215,167
9 Norfolk 7.6%682,860
10 Franklin 7.5%71,300
11 Hampshire 7.3%160,328
12 Middlesex 6.8%1,539,832
13 Dukes 5.1%16,915
14 Nantucket 3.2%10,414

Incorporated County Subdivisions

RankTownCountyUnemployment
rate		Population
1 Lenox TownBerkshire16.7%5,043
2 Orange TownFranklin16.2%7,793
3 Springfield CityHampden15.4%153,836
4 Fall River CityBristol15.0%88,756
5 Provincetown TownBarnstable14.6%2,959
6 Randolph CityNorfolk14.6%33,135
7 Holyoke CityHampden14.4%40,079
8 Wellfleet TownBarnstable14.3%3,011
9 Athol TownWorcester14.3%11,617
10 Charlemont TownFranklin13.6%1,218
11 Brockton CityPlymouth13.6%94,267
12 Lawrence CityEssex13.5%77,364
13 Hardwick TownWorcester12.7%3,006
14 Fitchburg CityWorcester12.5%40,419
15 New Bedford CityBristol12.2%94,873
16 Avon TownNorfolk12.2%4,421
17 North Adams CityBerkshire11.7%13,563
18 Eastham TownBarnstable11.5%4,932
19 Lowell CityMiddlesex11.5%108,491
20 Wareham TownPlymouth11.5%22,247
21 Gardner CityWorcester11.3%20,279
22 Berkley TownBristol11.2%6,492
23 Chelsea CitySuffolk11.2%37,084
24 Otis TownBerkshire11.0%1,470
25 Malden CityMiddlesex11.0%60,309
26 Lynn CityEssex10.9%91,289
27 Webster TownWorcester10.9%16,806
28 Pittsfield CityBerkshire10.8%44,226
29 Colrain TownFranklin10.8%1,680
30 Monson TownHampden10.8%8,660
31 Royalston TownWorcester10.8%1,230
32 Monroe TownFranklin10.7%118
33 Adams TownBerkshire10.6%8,382
34 Tyringham TownBerkshire10.6%418
35 Palmer CityHampden10.6%12,155
36 West Springfield CityHampden10.5%28,554
37 Ayer TownMiddlesex10.5%7,716
38 Worcester CityWorcester10.5%182,511
39 Florida TownBerkshire10.4%788
40 Taunton CityBristol10.4%56,056
41 Revere CitySuffolk10.4%53,258
42 Southbridge CityWorcester10.4%16,775
43 Somerset TownBristol10.3%18,262
44 Montague TownFranklin10.3%8,394
45 Amherst TownHampshire10.2%39,260
46 Marion TownPlymouth10.2%4,935
47 Middleborough TownPlymouth10.2%23,541
48 Lanesborough TownBerkshire10.1%3,064
49 Chicopee CityHampden10.1%55,603
50 Everett CityMiddlesex10.1%42,758
51 Leominster CityWorcester10.1%40,954
52 Gloucester CityEssex10.0%29,237
53 Boston CitySuffolk10.0%639,594
54 New Salem TownFranklin9.9%1,089
55 Spencer TownWorcester9.9%11,746
56 East Brookfield TownWorcester9.8%2,263
57 Dalton TownBerkshire9.7%6,735
58 Ware TownHampshire9.7%9,886
59 Harvard TownWorcester9.7%6,558
60 Granville TownHampden9.6%1,518
61 West Bridgewater TownPlymouth9.6%6,981
62 Tisbury TownDukes9.5%4,036
63 Salem CityEssex9.5%42,321
64 Westfield CityHampden9.5%41,371
65 Tyngsborough TownMiddlesex9.5%11,867
66 Halifax TownPlymouth9.5%7,629
67 Harwich TownBarnstable9.4%12,205
68 Montgomery TownHampden9.4%950
69 Quincy CityNorfolk9.4%92,920
70 Weymouth CityNorfolk9.4%54,815
71 Barre TownWorcester9.4%5,414
72 Templeton TownWorcester9.4%8,091
73 Cheshire TownBerkshire9.3%3,211
74 Chesterfield TownHampshire9.3%1,221
75 Hanson TownPlymouth9.3%10,316
76 Dennis TownBarnstable9.2%14,113
77 Kingston TownPlymouth9.2%12,846
78 Haverhill CityEssex9.1%61,769
79 Erving TownFranklin9.1%1,832
80 Wales TownHampden9.1%1,923
81 Phillipston TownWorcester9.1%1,647
82 Uxbridge TownWorcester9.1%13,609
83 Hinsdale TownBerkshire9.0%2,161
84 Washington TownBerkshire9.0%546
85 Merrimac TownEssex9.0%6,536
86 Boxborough TownMiddlesex9.0%5,102
87 New Braintree TownWorcester9.0%1,109
88 Oakham TownWorcester9.0%1,791
89 Becket TownBerkshire8.9%1,790
90 Dighton TownBristol8.9%7,173
91 Westport TownBristol8.9%15,647
92 Rockland TownPlymouth8.9%17,616
93 Winthrop CitySuffolk8.9%17,992
94 Charlton TownWorcester8.9%13,126
95 Dudley TownWorcester8.9%11,633
96 Warren TownWorcester8.9%5,153
97 Attleboro CityBristol8.8%43,774
98 Salisbury TownEssex8.8%8,495
99 Saugus TownEssex8.8%27,369
100 Blackstone TownWorcester8.8%9,055
101 Falmouth TownBarnstable8.7%31,576
102 Manchester-by-the-Sea TownEssex8.7%5,247
103 Newburyport CityEssex8.7%17,662
104 Dartmouth TownBristol8.6%34,384
105 Buckland TownFranklin8.6%1,961
106 Stoughton TownNorfolk8.6%27,833
107 Boxford TownEssex8.5%8,105
108 Hubbardston TownWorcester8.5%4,452
109 West Brookfield TownWorcester8.5%3,738
110 Aquinnah TownDukes8.4%363
111 Wendell TownFranklin8.4%898
112 Braintree CityNorfolk8.3%36,543
113 Lancaster TownWorcester8.3%8,026
114 Hanover TownPlymouth8.2%14,120
115 Petersham TownWorcester8.2%1,277
116 Acushnet TownBristol8.1%10,329
117 Holland TownHampden8.1%2,491
118 Canton TownNorfolk8.1%22,036
119 Holbrook TownNorfolk8.1%10,925
120 Abington TownPlymouth8.1%16,081
121 Sandwich TownBarnstable8.0%20,605
122 Methuen CityEssex8.0%48,159
123 Plymouth TownPlymouth8.0%57,414
124 Norton TownBristol7.9%19,280
125 Danvers TownEssex7.9%27,075
126 North Andover TownEssex7.9%28,963
127 Whitman TownPlymouth7.9%14,643
128 Clinton TownWorcester7.9%13,675
129 Northbridge TownWorcester7.9%16,100
130 Raynham TownBristol7.8%13,517
131 Rockport TownEssex7.8%7,078
132 Northampton CityHampshire7.8%28,637
133 Pelham TownHampshire7.8%1,350
134 Burlington TownMiddlesex7.8%25,190
135 Millville TownBerkshire7.8%3,208
136 Barnstable CityBarnstable7.7%44,750
137 Sandisfield TownBerkshire7.7%896
138 Rehoboth TownBristol7.7%11,742
139 Chester TownHampden7.7%1,528
140 Watertown TownMiddlesex7.7%32,880
141 Bridgewater TownPlymouth7.7%26,931
142 Upton TownWorcester7.7%7,641
143 Mashpee TownBarnstable7.6%13,988
144 Great Barrington TownBerkshire7.6%7,029
145 Lee TownBerkshire7.6%5,922
146 Mansfield TownBristol7.6%23,389
147 North Attleborough TownBristol7.6%28,779
148 Shirley TownMiddlesex7.6%7,404
149 Douglas TownWorcester7.6%8,578
150 Fairhaven TownBristol7.5%15,971
151 Seekonk TownBristol7.5%14,131
152 Middleton TownEssex7.4%9,273
153 Greenfield CityFranklin7.4%17,484
154 Wrentham TownNorfolk7.4%11,169
155 Leicester TownWorcester7.4%11,147
156 Milford TownWorcester7.4%28,203
157 Ashby TownMiddlesex7.3%3,147
158 Bellingham TownNorfolk7.3%16,564
159 Bourne TownBarnstable7.2%19,749
160 Chilmark TownDukes7.2%905
161 Ipswich TownEssex7.2%13,480
162 Wilmington TownMiddlesex7.2%22,907
163 Carver TownPlymouth7.2%11,541
164 Ludlow TownHampden7.1%21,288
165 Plainfield TownHampshire7.1%605
166 Holliston TownMiddlesex7.1%14,008
167 Millis TownNorfolk7.1%8,007
168 Clarksburg TownBerkshire7.0%1,580
169 Swansea TownBristol7.0%16,005
170 Beverly CityEssex7.0%40,370
171 Wenham TownEssex7.0%5,039
172 Agawam CityHampden7.0%28,626
173 Westhampton TownHampshire7.0%1,586
174 Bedford TownMiddlesex7.0%13,788
175 Woburn CityMiddlesex7.0%38,826
176 Auburn TownWorcester7.0%16,294
177 Brookfield TownWorcester7.0%3,396
178 Holden TownWorcester7.0%17,802
179 Oxford TownWorcester7.0%13,772
180 West Boylston TownWorcester7.0%7,792
181 Westminster TownWorcester7.0%7,361
182 Easton TownBristol6.9%23,548
183 Amesbury CityEssex6.9%16,554
184 Essex TownEssex6.9%3,580
185 South Hadley TownHampshire6.9%17,745
186 Framingham TownMiddlesex6.9%69,900
187 Marlborough TownMiddlesex6.9%39,141
188 Pepperell TownMiddlesex6.9%11,782
189 Franklin CityNorfolk6.9%32,393
190 Truro TownBarnstable6.8%1,738
191 Yarmouth TownBarnstable6.8%23,680
192 Egremont TownBerkshire6.8%1,062
193 West Newbury TownEssex6.8%4,370
194 Rowe TownFranklin6.8%452
195 Dedham TownNorfolk6.8%25,111
196 Norwell TownPlymouth6.8%10,651
197 Pembroke TownPlymouth6.8%18,006
198 Ashburnham TownWorcester6.8%6,133
199 Grafton TownWorcester6.8%18,047
200 Rutland TownWorcester6.8%8,188
201 Blandford TownHampden6.7%1,186
202 Cummington TownHampshire6.7%925
203 Billerica TownMiddlesex6.7%41,446
204 Medford CityMiddlesex6.7%56,981
205 Foxborough TownNorfolk6.7%17,129
206 Plainville TownNorfolk6.7%8,581
207 Duxbury TownPlymouth6.7%15,208
208 Scituate TownPlymouth6.7%18,240
209 Savoy TownBerkshire6.6%703
210 East Longmeadow TownHampden6.6%15,917
211 Williamsburg TownHampshire6.6%2,583
212 Maynard TownMiddlesex6.6%10,314
213 Wakefield TownMiddlesex6.6%25,835
214 Medway TownNorfolk6.6%12,965
215 Hull TownPlymouth6.6%10,324
216 Princeton TownWorcester6.6%3,432
217 Groveland TownEssex6.5%6,805
218 Belchertown TownHampshire6.5%14,774
219 Somerville CityMiddlesex6.5%77,560
220 Chatham TownBarnstable6.4%6,129
221 Monterey TownBerkshire6.4%777
222 Hawley TownFranklin6.4%435
223 Brimfield TownHampden6.4%3,667
224 Tewksbury TownMiddlesex6.4%29,718
225 Shrewsbury TownWorcester6.4%36,114
226 Waltham CityMiddlesex6.3%61,908
227 Norwood TownNorfolk6.3%28,844
228 Peru TownBerkshire6.2%871
229 Hampden TownHampden6.2%5,174
230 Carlisle TownMiddlesex6.2%4,967
231 East Bridgewater TownPlymouth6.2%13,996
232 Lunenburg TownWorcester6.2%10,797
233 Peabody CityEssex6.1%51,868
234 Easthampton CityHampshire6.1%16,066
235 Millbury TownWorcester6.1%13,350
236 Edgartown TownDukes6.0%4,186
237 Wilbraham TownHampden6.0%14,363
238 Lexington TownMiddlesex6.0%32,306
239 Marshfield TownPlymouth6.0%25,430
240 Northborough TownWorcester6.0%14,644
241 Freetown TownBristol5.9%8,957
242 Hamilton TownEssex5.9%8,098
243 Conway TownFranklin5.9%1,663
244 Leyden TownFranklin5.9%650
245 Shutesbury TownFranklin5.9%1,804
246 Arlington TownMiddlesex5.9%43,728
247 Dracut TownMiddlesex5.9%30,350
248 Hudson TownMiddlesex5.9%19,464
249 Stoneham TownMiddlesex5.9%21,611
250 Mattapoisett TownPlymouth5.9%6,138
251 Northfield TownFranklin5.8%3,031
252 Cambridge CityMiddlesex5.8%106,844
253 North Reading TownMiddlesex5.8%15,249
254 Cohasset TownNorfolk5.8%8,100
255 Mendon TownWorcester5.8%5,895
256 North Brookfield TownWorcester5.8%4,715
257 Sterling TownWorcester5.8%7,870
258 Hancock TownBerkshire5.7%726
259 Andover TownEssex5.7%34,251
260 Chelmsford TownMiddlesex5.7%34,495
261 Groton TownMiddlesex5.7%10,997
262 Newton CityMiddlesex5.7%86,945
263 Medfield TownNorfolk5.7%12,236
264 Wellesley TownNorfolk5.7%28,858
265 Swampscott TownEssex5.6%13,912
266 Whately TownFranklin5.6%1,384
267 Acton TownMiddlesex5.6%22,614
268 Dunstable TownMiddlesex5.6%3,299
269 Littleton TownMiddlesex5.6%9,157
270 Townsend TownMiddlesex5.6%9,183
271 Brookline TownNorfolk5.6%59,016
272 Milton TownNorfolk5.6%27,204
273 Lynnfield TownEssex5.5%12,058
274 Southwick TownHampden5.5%9,599
275 Ashland TownMiddlesex5.5%16,985
276 Stow TownMiddlesex5.5%6,841
277 Lakeville TownPlymouth5.5%10,933
278 Warwick TownFranklin5.4%695
279 Russell TownHampden5.4%1,532
280 Reading TownMiddlesex5.4%25,176
281 Westford TownMiddlesex5.4%22,854
282 Winchester TownMiddlesex5.4%21,863
283 Dover TownNorfolk5.4%5,727
284 Walpole TownNorfolk5.4%24,571
285 Rowley TownEssex5.3%5,995
286 Gill TownFranklin5.3%1,573
287 Hingham TownPlymouth5.3%22,550
288 Southborough TownWorcester5.3%9,869
289 Winchendon TownWorcester5.3%10,466
290 Longmeadow TownHampden5.2%15,858
291 Goshen TownHampshire5.2%1,151
292 Hopkinton TownMiddlesex5.2%15,604
293 Bolton TownWorcester5.2%5,019
294 Boylston TownWorcester5.2%4,399
295 Plympton TownPlymouth5.1%2,840
296 Rochester TownPlymouth5.1%5,348
297 Hopedale TownWorcester5.1%5,934
298 Brewster TownBarnstable5.0%9,858
299 Stockbridge TownBerkshire5.0%2,127
300 Marblehead TownEssex5.0%20,163
301 Nahant TownEssex5.0%3,451
302 Bernardston TownFranklin5.0%2,173
303 Shelburne TownFranklin5.0%1,979
304 Needham TownNorfolk5.0%29,540
305 New Marlborough TownBerkshire4.9%1,497
306 Sheffield TownBerkshire4.9%3,230
307 Williamstown TownBerkshire4.9%7,624
308 Belmont TownMiddlesex4.9%25,173
309 Sturbridge TownWorcester4.9%9,363
310 Melrose CityMiddlesex4.8%27,509
311 Sharon TownNorfolk4.8%17,879
312 New Ashford TownBerkshire4.7%238
313 Georgetown TownEssex4.7%8,379
314 Newbury TownEssex4.7%6,794
315 Natick TownMiddlesex4.7%34,230
316 Sudbury TownMiddlesex4.7%18,197
317 Wayland TownMiddlesex4.7%13,294
318 Westborough TownWorcester4.7%18,481
319 Norfolk TownNorfolk4.6%11,529
320 Westwood TownNorfolk4.6%14,809
321 Ashfield TownFranklin4.5%1,749
322 Worthington TownHampshire4.5%1,154
323 Heath TownFranklin4.4%629
324 Berlin TownWorcester4.4%2,917
325 Richmond TownBerkshire4.3%1,535
326 Weston TownMiddlesex4.0%11,704
327 Paxton TownWorcester3.9%4,839
328 Topsfield TownEssex3.8%6,286
329 Concord TownMiddlesex3.8%18,834
330 Tolland TownHampden3.7%569
331 Huntington TownHampshire3.7%2,034
332 Windsor TownBerkshire3.6%879
333 Southampton TownHampshire3.6%5,958
334 Leverett TownFranklin3.5%1,836
335 Granby TownHampshire3.5%6,301
336 Hadley TownHampshire3.5%5,285
337 Orleans TownBarnstable3.3%5,874
338 Sutton TownWorcester3.3%9,078
339 Nantucket TownNantucket3.2%10,414
340 Lincoln TownMiddlesex3.1%7,181
341 Deerfield TownFranklin2.9%5,097
342 Hatfield TownHampshire2.7%3,293
343 Middlefield TownHampshire2.7%514
344 Sherborn TownMiddlesex2.6%4,200
345 West Stockbridge TownBerkshire2.5%1,349
346 Sunderland TownFranklin2.5%3,683
347 Mount Washington TownBerkshire2.4%151
348 Alford TownBerkshire1.6%471
349 Oak Bluffs TownDukes1.4%4,599
350 West Tisbury TownDukes1.1%2,727
351 Gosnold TownDukes0.0%99

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