Politics & Government
State Unemployment Rate Holds at 7.6 percent
Massachusetts unemployment rate holds steady at 7.6 percent.
The Massachusetts unemployment rate held steady in June.
The State's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday that the unemployment rate was 7.6 percent in June. The rate has held at 7.6 percent for two consecutive months in the Bay State.
Employers added 10,400 jobs in June, mostly in the private sector said the State's press release.
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The largest over-the-month gains were in Manufacturing followed by Construction, Professional, Scientific and Business Services.
The national unemployment rate in June was 9.2 percent.
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