
Massachusetts unemployment rate drops below 3% for May
The Massachusetts unemployment rate was at 2.8% for May, down 0.3 percentage points from April's 3.1%, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
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The Massachusetts unemployment rate was at 2.8% for May, down 0.3 percentage points from April's 3.1%, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The U.S. job market has remained robust despite the Federal Reserve's concerted push to slow economic growth.
The unemployment rate in Massachusetts was 5.2% in September, up slightly from August.
The Massachusetts labor force grew by nearly 8,000 from July.
In New Hampshire, the benefits ended in June, but that hasn't had much of an impact on the need for workers.
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The leisure and hospitality industry saw the biggest gain, adding 6,000 jobs for the month.
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Massachusetts' unemployment rate fell again in October, according to federal statistics.
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It's estimated that Massachusetts added 36,900 jobs last month.
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