December 18, 2014
Mass. adds 13,500 jobs in November
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) reported Thursday that preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show Massachusetts added 13,500 jobs in November for a total preliminary estimate of 3,438,500 people employed across the state.
Since November 2013, Massachusetts has added a net of 59,600 jobs, with 57,400 jobs added in the private sector. The total unemployment rate for the year is down 1.3 percent from the November 2013 rate of 7.1 percent, the EOLWD said.
The November total unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, down 0.2 of a percentage point over the month.
Also, BLS revised its October job estimates to a 1,600 job gain from the 1,200 gain previously reported for the month.
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