Although Massachusetts employers added 1,600 jobs last month, the State’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 6 to 6.1 percent, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
These numbers mark the first time in nearly 3 years that the unemployment level has increased, but officials said the unemployment rate is down 1.3 percentage points from the previous July.
Massachusetts’ unemployment rate is better than the national average unemployment rate of 8.3 percent.
The latest report from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development indicates that hiring in Massachusetts slowed dramatically for the month of June and the State lost jobs for the first time since November.
Massachusetts employers cut payrolls by 2,600 jobs last month, though the unemployment rate held steady at 6 percent. The latest report underscores the slow economic growth in Massachusetts.
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The Massachusetts unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in May, its lowest rate in nearly three years, and Massachusetts employers added 7,500 jobs last month, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
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The Massachusetts unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in April and employers added 2,500 jobs, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The numbers represent the fifth consecutive month of job gains for Massachusetts and the lowest unemployment rate since October 2008.
Massachusetts’ unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, which is currently 8.1 percent
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According to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the state’s unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent in March, down from 6.9 percent in February and the lowest rate since November 2008. Massachusetts added 8,700 jobs in March.
The sectors that gained the most jobs in Massachusetts were Professional, Scientific and Business Services; Trade, Transportation and Utilities; and the Education and Health Services sectors.
Massachusetts’ unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, which is 8.2 percent.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development released the state’s unemployment numbers for February today and Massachusetts continues to hold steady at 6.9 percent for the third month in a row. The Massachusetts economy added 9,100 jobs in February and the agency revised its number for January by reporting that the local economy added 13,900 jobs that month instead of the 6,600 jobs previously reported.
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