See How Medford's Unemployment Compares to Nearby Communities

Medford's unemployment dropped slightly from July to August, but remains at a level nearly identical to what it was at the beginning of Summer.

According to figures released by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, Medford's unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in June, 5.5 percent in July and 5.3 percent in August.

Since the start of 2012, Medford's unemployment rate has dropped nearly one percent, according to the data.

Across the state, the unemployment rate in August was 6.4 percent. In August of 2011 it was 7.2 percent.

Below is a chart of unemployment rates for cities and towns in the Medford area.

Town

Aug. 2012

July 2012

June
2012

May 2012

April 2012

March 2012

Feb. 2012

 Jan. 2012

Arlington

4.2%

4.4%

4.2%

3.5%

3.5%

3.6%

4.2%

4.3%

Boston

6.6%

6.8%

6.5%

5.7%

5.5%

5.5%

6.6%

7.1%

Cambridge

4.2%

4.4%

4.2%

3.6%

3.4%

3.3%

4.1%

4.3%

Chelsea

8.0%

8.2%

8.2%

7.3%

7.5%

8.7%

10.4%

11.1%

Everett

6.7%

7.0%

6.3%

6%

5.9%*

6.5%

7.6%

7.8%

Lynnfield

4.7%

4.9%

4.6%

4.3%

4.3%

4.2%

5.2%

5%

Malden

5.8%

5.9%

5.7%

5.1%

5.2%

5.4%

6.1%

6.4%

Medford

5.3%

5.5%

5.4%

4.8%

5%

5.2%

6%

6.2%

Melrose

4.7%

4.7%

4.6%

4.2%

4.3%

4.4%

5%

5.2%

Reading

4.3%

4.6%

4.4%

4.1%

4.1%

4.2%

5.2%

5.1%

Revere

6.8%

7.1%

7.0%

6.8%

7%

7.5%

8.6%

8.9%

Saugus

5.8%

6.1%

5.9%

5.4%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

7.1%

Somerville

4.3%

4.5%

4.3%

3.8%

3.9%

3.9%

4.8%

5%

Stoneham

5.2%

5.6%

5.4%

5%

5.1%

5.1%

6.1%

6.5%

Wakefield

4.7%

4.9%

4.9%

4.7%

4.8%

5%

6.1%

6%

Winchester

4.0%

4.3%

4.3%

3.9%

4%*

3.8%

4.6%

4.6%

Winthrop

6.3%

6.0%

5.9%

5.8%

5.7%

5.9%

6.6%

7.3%

Woburn

5.4%

5.6%

5.4%

5.1%

5.2%

5.5%

6.6%

6.3%

Source: Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development