Selection Criteria
Cities and Towns in: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division
Time Frame: September 2009
Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
| Area | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Area Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,511,364 | 1,385,047 | 126,317 | 8.4 |
| City or Town | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 11,658 | 10,864 | 794 | 6.8 |
| Andover | 16,908 | 15,533 | 1,375 | 8.1 |
| Arlington | 24,232 | 22,440 | 1,792 | 7.4 |
| Ayer | 4,252 | 3,855 | 397 | 9.3 |
| Bedford | 6,857 | 6,369 | 488 | 7.1 |
| Belmont | 12,678 | 11,822 | 856 | 6.8 |
| Beverly | 21,372 | 19,513 | 1,859 | 8.7 |
| Bolton | 2,569 | 2,384 | 185 | 7.2 |
| Boston | 308,373 | 280,010 | 28,363 | 9.2 |
| Boxborough | 2,930 | 2,758 | 172 | 5.9 |
| Boxford | 4,056 | 3,807 | 249 | 6.1 |
| Braintree | 18,486 | 16,839 | 1,647 | 8.9 |
| Brookline | 32,241 | 30,231 | 2,010 | 6.2 |
| Burlington | 14,172 | 13,109 | 1,063 | 7.5 |
| Cambridge | 57,979 | 54,169 | 3,810 | 6.6 |
| Canton | 11,687 | 10,734 | 953 | 8.2 |
| Carlisle | 2,542 | 2,361 | 181 | 7.1 |
| Carver | 6,223 | 5,637 | 586 | 9.4 |
| Chelsea | 15,415 | 13,813 | 1,602 | 10.4 |
| Cohasset | 3,613 | 3,342 | 271 | 7.5 |
| Concord | 7,672 | 7,125 | 547 | 7.1 |
| Dedham | 12,733 | 11,645 | 1,088 | 8.5 |
| Dover | 2,796 | 2,634 | 162 | 5.8 |
| Duxbury | 7,239 | 6,650 | 589 | 8.1 |
| Essex | 1,808 | 1,679 | 129 | 7.1 |
| Everett | 19,165 | 17,199 | 1,966 | 10.3 |
| Foxborough | 9,167 | 8,373 | 794 | 8.7 |
| Franklin | 16,656 | 15,341 | 1,315 | 7.9 |
| Gloucester | 16,395 | 14,762 | 1,633 | 10.0 |
| Groton | 5,621 | 5,218 | 403 | 7.2 |
| Hamilton | 3,934 | 3,598 | 336 | 8.5 |
| Hanover | 7,526 | 6,959 | 567 | 7.5 |
| Harvard | 2,907 | 2,686 | 221 | 7.6 |
| Hingham | 11,223 | 10,448 | 775 | 6.9 |
| Holbrook | 5,830 | 5,216 | 614 | 10.5 |
| Hull | 6,307 | 5,670 | 637 | 10.1 |
| Ipswich | 7,329 | 6,773 | 556 | 7.6 |
| Kingston | 6,437 | 5,806 | 631 | 9.8 |
| Lexington | 15,164 | 14,083 | 1,081 | 7.1 |
| Lincoln | 3,303 | 3,091 | 212 | 6.4 |
| Littleton | 4,752 | 4,405 | 347 | 7.3 |
| Lynnfield | 5,650 | 5,208 | 442 | 7.8 |
| Malden | 31,437 | 28,472 | 2,965 | 9.4 |
| Manchester | 2,722 | 2,544 | 178 | 6.5 |
| Mansfield | 12,419 | 11,424 | 995 | 8.0 |
| Marshfield | 13,665 | 12,499 | 1,166 | 8.5 |
| Maynard | 6,027 | 5,569 | 458 | 7.6 |
| Medfield | 5,975 | 5,541 | 434 | 7.3 |
| Medford | 30,598 | 27,846 | 2,752 | 9.0 |
| Medway | 7,118 | 6,556 | 562 | 7.9 |
| Melrose | 15,261 | 13,970 | 1,291 | 8.5 |
| Middleton | 4,301 | 3,926 | 375 | 8.7 |
| Millis | 4,498 | 4,134 | 364 | 8.1 |
| Milton | 13,515 | 12,376 | 1,139 | 8.4 |
| Needham | 14,042 | 13,057 | 985 | 7.0 |
| Newbury | 3,788 | 3,521 | 267 | 7.0 |
| Newburyport | 9,748 | 8,969 | 779 | 8.0 |
| Newton | 46,036 | 43,057 | 2,979 | 6.5 |
| Norfolk | 4,746 | 4,342 | 404 | 8.5 |
| North Reading | 7,928 | 7,287 | 641 | 8.1 |
| Norwell | 5,353 | 4,931 | 422 | 7.9 |
| Norwood | 15,545 | 14,323 | 1,222 | 7.9 |
| Pembroke | 10,342 | 9,424 | 918 | 8.9 |
| Plymouth | 29,377 | 26,573 | 2,804 | 9.5 |
| Quincy | 53,063 | 48,017 | 5,046 | 9.5 |
| Randolph | 16,840 | 15,141 | 1,699 | 10.1 |
| Reading | 12,766 | 11,745 | 1,021 | 8.0 |
| Revere | 26,524 | 23,873 | 2,651 | 10.0 |
| Rockland | 10,040 | 9,066 | 974 | 9.7 |
| Rockport | 4,071 | 3,747 | 324 | 8.0 |
| Rowley | 3,382 | 3,101 | 281 | 8.3 |
| Saugus | 14,916 | 13,516 | 1,400 | 9.4 |
| Scituate | 9,360 | 8,678 | 682 | 7.3 |
| Sharon | 9,095 | 8,399 | 696 | 7.7 |
| Sherborn | 1,955 | 1,810 | 145 | 7.4 |
| Shirley | 3,655 | 3,323 | 332 | 9.1 |
| Somerville | 45,887 | 42,504 | 3,383 | 7.4 |
| Stoneham | 11,858 | 10,840 | 1,018 | 8.6 |
| Stoughton | 15,202 | 13,853 | 1,349 | 8.9 |
| Stow | 3,499 | 3,249 | 250 | 7.1 |
| Sudbury | 8,460 | 7,866 | 594 | 7.0 |
| Topsfield | 2,996 | 2,755 | 241 | 8.0 |
| Wakefield | 13,854 | 12,676 | 1,178 | 8.5 |
| Walpole | 12,177 | 11,244 | 933 | 7.7 |
| Waltham | 34,910 | 32,341 | 2,569 | 7.4 |
| Watertown | 19,758 | 18,339 | 1,419 | 7.2 |
| Wayland | 6,672 | 6,218 | 454 | 6.8 |
| Wellesley | 13,087 | 12,198 | 889 | 6.8 |
| Wenham | 1,803 | 1,631 | 172 | 9.5 |
| Weston | 5,380 | 5,052 | 328 | 6.1 |
| Westwood | 6,710 | 6,249 | 461 | 6.9 |
| Weymouth | 29,795 | 26,983 | 2,812 | 9.4 |
| Wilmington | 12,290 | 11,230 | 1,060 | 8.6 |
| Winchester | 10,746 | 9,992 | 754 | 7.0 |
| Winthrop | 11,038 | 10,151 | 887 | 8.0 |
| Woburn | 21,445 | 19,420 | 2,025 | 9.4 |
| Wrentham | 5,831 | 5,339 | 492 | 8.4 |