Counties with the highest unemployment in Massachusetts
Stacker compiled a ranking of the counties with the highest unemployment in Massachusetts using data from the BLS.
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Central Mass. unemployment rose in December, remained higher than in 2023
Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.
Mass. economy slows amid ‘stagnant employment growth,’ report says
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the state’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.1 percent, according to MassBenchmarks, a ...
Mass. employers remain optimistic on economy, AIM index shows
The state’s employers again expressed a mix of economic caution and optimism in the newest Business Confidence Index from ...
Massachusetts will have to pay interest costs related to $2.5B unemployment benefit error
State will pay $2.034B to the federal government from the employer-funded unemployment insurance trust fund and $73M in ...
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Massachusetts unemployment claims declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...
As U.S. unemployment rate rises, here’s a list of states with the most residents out of work
The year-over-year December unemployment rates increased in 27 states, with South Carolina seeing the largest increase at ...
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Ex-Mass. lawmaker sentenced for scamming pandemic unemployment funds
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state senator was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for scheming to defraud the state Department of Unemployment Assistance and collecting income that ...
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Massachusetts unemployment claims declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...