by State House News Service | Mar 24, 2022
The latest batch of employment data estimated that Massachusetts had about 181,000 unemployed workers in January, a month when the statewide count of jobs stood 131,000 below where it was before COVID-19 hit.
by The Associated Press | Aug 24, 2020
The Massachusetts unemployment rate that soared during the coronavirus pandemic fell to 16.1 percent in July, yet remains the highest in the nation.
by State House News Service | Oct 22, 2018
Massachusetts lost 6,200 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, according to new data.
by State House News Service | Jul 23, 2018
The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 3.5 percent in June and public officials also reported Friday that the state’s labor force participation rate is at its highest level in 10 years.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 16, 2018
Seventy-five people died on the job in the Boston area in 2016 – the most in any single year since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began releasing that information in 2000.
by The Associated Press | Oct 20, 2017
The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in September, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced this week.
by State House News Service | Sep 5, 2017
Confidence among Massachusetts employers slipped for the second straight month in August and has been flat since April, according to a business group whose president says employers feel “under siege” from government mandates and pending policy proposals.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 18, 2017
The state’s total unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent in April from the March rate of 3.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 6, 2016
As the construction industry continues to experience a tremendous rebound, both in Greater Boston and across the country, the industry is faced with a significant lack of skilled labor.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jun 16, 2016
The state’s total unemployment rate remained at 4.2...
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 19, 2015
The state’s unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent...
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 16, 2015
The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.6...
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 5, 2015
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced a $3...
by Banker & Tradesman | Sep 4, 2015
Employment in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton...
by Banker & Tradesman | Sep 2, 2015
According to a regional unemployment report by the...
by Banker & Tradesman | May 21, 2015
The Bay State’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.7...