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New Bedford Unemployment Rate Gets a Bit Better

Jack Peterson — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:35 +0000

The local unemployment rates are released by the State Office of Labor Workforce Development.

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Massachusetts Loses 1,400 Jobs

Jack Peterson — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:00 +0000

Sequestration cuts and higher payroll taxes are putting the brakes on economic recovery in the Bay State.

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Massachusetts April 2013 Unemployment Rate

Jack Peterson — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:15:07 +0000

The local unemployment rates are released by the State Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The latest figures show that Greater New Bedford still leads the State with the highest rate at 11.5%, which is about a half of percentage point lower than the previous month but the same rate as a year ago.

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What States Have the Lowest Unemployment Rates?

Kathy Landin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:56:17 +0000

If you’ve been struggling to find a new job, get that first job out of college or get back to work, perhaps it’s a change of location you need. The unemployment rate is not equal across the states, and for all the tough economic news of the past several years, things aren't all that bad in certain places.

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Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Released

Jack Peterson — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:14:54 +0000

Massachusetts lost more than one thousand jobs in November, but the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.6 percent.

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Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 6.6 Percent

Jack Peterson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:29:40 +0000

The Massachusetts unemployment rate ticked up to 6.6 percent in October even as the state's economy added nearly 8,000 jobs.

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Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Creeps Up

Jack Peterson — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:57:25 +0000

The state is out with a mixed jobs report showing Massachusetts gained 5,100 jobs in September, even as the unemployment rate crept up two-tenths of a point to 6.5 percent.

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Massachusetts August Unemployment Rate Up A Bit

Jack Peterson — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:13:38 +0000

The Massachusetts unemployment rate edged up two-tenths of a points in August while preliminary figures show the state losing about 4,800 jobs during the month.

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SRTA Fares May Be Going Up

Jack Peterson — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:44:55 +0000

The fare to ride SRTA buses may be going up. According to published reports, officials are proposing to charge riders a flat fee with one free transfer in exchange for a 25-cent increase in fare. the changes, which also include the introduction of charlie cards (reusable, rechargeable tickets) to collect the fares and a series [...]