WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sat, 25 May 2013 12:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mass. Jobless Rate Holds Steady http://wbsm.com/mass-jobless-rate-holds-steady/ http://wbsm.com/mass-jobless-rate-holds-steady/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:43:14 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=61243 The Massachusetts unemployment rate held steady at 6.7 percent in January while the state added more than 16,000 new jobs during the month.

 That's according to the latest monthly report from the state office of Labor and Workforce Development, which also on Thursday released revised federal numbers that show the state gained more jobs in 2011 and 2012 than previously estimated

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