The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has released unemployment data from September and October which show that the State’s unemployment rate remains at 7.2 percent, despite dipping slightly in September and the addition of 9,100 jobs in October.
Nationally, the unemployment rate is 7.3 percent for October. Massachusetts is among 11 states to show increased unemployment numbers. Unemployment rates decreased in 28 states last month.
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