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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Massachusetts after looking at the best places in Massachusetts a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Massachusetts, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Bay State are:
Lawrence Springfield Fall River Holyoke Fitchburg Pittsfield Worcester Gardner Leominster Chicopee
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Bay State
After getting the data for every place in Massachusetts, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Massachusetts To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Lawrence
Population: 76,331Recent Job Growth: 0.94%Future Job Growth: 30.00%
2. Springfield
Population: 153,278Recent Job Growth: 0.85%Future Job Growth: 32.80%
3. Fall River
Population: 89,049Recent Job Growth: 0.95%Future Job Growth: 30.80%
4. Holyoke
Population: 39,996Recent Job Growth: 0.85%Future Job Growth: 33.20%
5. Fitchburg
Population: 40,314Recent Job Growth: 0.79%Future Job Growth: 32.90%
6. Pittsfield
Population: 44,542Recent Job Growth: -0.83%Future Job Growth: 31.80%
7. Worcester
Population: 181,473Recent Job Growth: 0.75%Future Job Growth: 34.70%
8. Gardner
Population: 20,250Recent Job Growth: 0.79%Future Job Growth: 34.40%
9. Leominster
Population: 40,879Recent Job Growth: 0.79%Future Job Growth: 34.00%
10. Chicopee
Population: 55,326Recent Job Growth: 0.85%Future Job Growth: 34.80%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Lawrence took the “top” spot as the worst city in Massachusetts for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Massachusetts, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Massachusetts To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
lawrence 1
76,331
0.94%
30.00%
springfield 2
153,278
0.85%
32.80%
fall river 3
89,049
0.95%
30.80%
holyoke 4
39,996
0.85%
33.20%
fitchburg 5
40,314
0.79%
32.90%
pittsfield 6
44,542
-0.83%
31.80%
worcester 7
181,473
0.75%
34.70%
gardner 8
20,250
0.79%
34.40%
leominster 9
40,879
0.79%
34.00%
chicopee 10
55,326
0.85%
34.80%
ludlow 11
21,146
0.85%
33.70%
southbridge town 12
16,775
0.82%
35.30%
west springfield town 13
28,411
0.85%
34.60%
brockton 14
93,916
1.19%
35.10%
greenfield town 15
17,543
0.37%
35.40%
lynn 16
90,392
1.16%
35.70%
chelsea 17
35,527
1.33%
35.60%
agawam town 18
28,476
0.85%
34.60%
somerset 19
18,231
0.96%
34.30%
westfield 20
41,162
0.85%
35.70%
attleboro 21
43,603
0.95%
35.10%
new bedford 22
94,952
1.61%
32.80%
methuen town 23
47,238
0.95%
35.20%
gloucester 24
28,937
1.33%
35.50%
revere 25
51,729
1.33%
36.60%
south hadley 26
17,657
0.86%
36.20%
amherst center 27
19,330
0.81%
36.80%
everett 28
41,621
1.33%
37.00%
salem 29
41,641
1.16%
37.00%
lowell 30
106,739
1.36%
36.00%
randolph 31
32,383
1.33%
36.70%
north attleborough 32
28,673
0.95%
36.10%
middleborough 33
23,037
1.19%
36.40%
amherst 34
38,399
0.69%
37.40%
peabody 35
51,215
1.16%
37.00%
grafton 36
17,692
0.75%
36.40%
taunton 37
55,951
1.38%
36.40%
boston 38
619,662
1.33%
37.50%
yarmouth 39
23,820
2.30%
37.30%
holden 40
17,361
0.76%
36.50%
rockland 41
17,518
1.34%
36.60%
winthrop town 42
17,584
1.33%
37.40%
stoughton 43
27,249
1.33%
37.00%
quincy 44
92,078
1.33%
37.60%
shrewsbury 45
35,583
0.75%
36.90%
saugus 46
26,761
1.33%
37.30%
pembroke 47
17,831
1.33%
37.20%
danvers 48
26,568
1.15%
37.40%
dartmouth 49
34,117
1.61%
36.50%
northampton 50
28,642
0.85%
37.90%
weymouth town 51
53,933
1.31%
37.80%
beverly 52
39,748
1.33%
37.60%
milford 53
25,549
1.51%
37.20%
dracut 54
29,573
1.35%
37.00%
haverhill 55
60,953
1.64%
37.60%
woburn 56
38,231
1.33%
37.70%
barnstable town 57
45,170
2.30%
37.90%
malden 58
59,388
1.33%
38.10%
braintree town 59
35,731
1.31%
37.80%
medford 60
56,255
1.33%
37.80%
wakefield 61
25,118
1.32%
37.80%
wareham 62
21,928
2.30%
38.60%
mansfield 63
23,191
1.33%
37.60%
stoneham 64
21,414
1.34%
37.60%
norwood 65
28,580
1.33%
37.80%
billerica 66
40,479
1.36%
37.30%
norton 67
19,123
1.38%
37.40%
easton 68
23,220
1.19%
37.70%
franklin town 69
31,760
1.31%
37.80%
wilmington 70
22,392
1.33%
37.70%
waltham 71
60,836
1.33%
38.30%
tewksbury 72
29,109
1.36%
37.80%
melrose 73
27,043
1.33%
38.40%
dedham 74
24,716
1.34%
38.00%
marblehead 75
19,879
1.15%
38.50%
canton 76
21,596
1.34%
37.90%
marlborough 77
38,491
1.51%
38.40%
watertown town 78
32,073
1.33%
38.70%
somerville 79
75,974
1.33%
39.10%
newburyport 80
17,460
1.33%
38.70%
chelmsford 81
33,931
1.36%
37.90%
milton 82
26,954
1.33%
38.20%
framingham 83
68,689
1.51%
38.90%
burlington 84
24,575
1.34%
38.40%
cambridge 85
105,026
1.33%
39.30%
reading 86
24,753
1.33%
38.80%
sudbury 87
17,712
1.32%
39.00%
wellesley 88
28,188
1.32%
39.10%
north andover 89
28,114
1.64%
38.60%
newton 90
85,177
1.33%
38.90%
arlington 91
42,952
1.33%
39.10%
winchester 92
21,437
1.33%
38.80%
needham 93
29,005
1.33%
38.90%
acton 94
21,977
1.33%
38.90%
westford 95
22,107
1.36%
38.50%
concord 96
18,081
1.33%
38.90%
brookline 97
58,634
1.33%
40.10%
belmont 98
24,759
1.33%
39.30%
lexington 99
31,527
1.33%
39.20%
natick 100
33,071
1.51%
39.40%
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