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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.

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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Job Situation Grim For Class of 2013

BJ Ragone — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:30:14 +0000

This year's graduating class is facing a very scary job market, one that has most graduates unemployed.

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New Bedford Unemployment Rate Leads State

Jack Peterson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:57:39 +0000

The Greater New Bedford Metropolitan area still leads the State in unemployment. The latest figures from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development show the labor force in Greater New Bedford decreased by 74 while the unemployment numbers decreased by more than 300 people. However, despite those figures, Greater New Bedford’s unemployment rate is [...]

New Bedford Unemployment Rate Tops In The State

Jack Peterson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:17:41 +0000

The state released its latest unemployment figures and it's not good news for Greater New Bedford.

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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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Community Leaders Agree to New Bedford Action Plan

Jack Peterson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:45:59 +0000

A friendlier New Bedford is the goal of a Community Action Plan signed by local organization members Wednesday.

Mayor Jon Mitchell, representatives of the NAACP, the Puerto Rican and Latin American Culture Committee, the Human Relations Commission, and members of the faith community agreed to improve the statues of various social issues outlined in the document over the next five years

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Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:03:37 +0000

State officials say the Massachusetts economy added 7,500 jobs in December, but the unemployment rate still edged up by one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.7 percent.

The state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that the unemployment rate rose from 6

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Greater New Bedford Gains Jobs

Taylor Cormier — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:37:04 +0000

Greater New Bedford maintained the same unemployment rate as a year ago. It stands at 9.5% and is still the second highest in the state.

In terms of actual numbers, over the past year, Greater New Bedford has seen an increase of 642 people to the workforce and only 50 more workers unemployed than a year ago

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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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