Area Unemployment Rises In May
Worcester County was among the majority of areas in the state that saw their unemployment rate tick up slightly in May, rising to 7.5 percent, up 0.5 of a percentage point from April, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
That's 0.7 of a percentage point higher than the state's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.8, which was also up 0.5 of a percentage point over the month, and 0.2 of a percentage point above the area's unemployment rate a year ago.
In Worcester County, the number of employed rose by 11 while the number of unemployed people rose by 1,707, to 30,257. The labor force grew by 1,696 workers, to 400,781.
Meanwhile, the Framingham area also saw unemployment rise in May, by 0.3 of a percentage point, but remained lower than the state average at 5.3 percent. That was an increase of 0.5 of a percentage point since last year.
In northern Worcester County, Fitchburg's unemployment rate rose to 10 percent, compared with 9.4 percent last month and 9.8 percent a year ago. Unemployment in Leominster was also above the state's rate at 8.8 percent, 0.3 of a percentage point higher than April.
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