Unemployment Hot Spots at year-end 2013 Posted on February 14, 2014May 30, 2024 by Eileen Wheeler Sheehan At yearend 2013, ten MA-RI cities over 25,000 population had an unemployment rate of 9.7% or higher. Lowell is still the hottest spot with 13.9% unemployed. Fall River heated up the fastest, spurting from 10.8% to 12.7%. Related Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Print (Opens in new window) Print