August 18, 2011
Mass. Adds Jobs In July
Massachusetts added 12,700 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate stayed steady at 7.6 percent, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The industries adding the most jobs were: education and health services; other services; trade, transportation and utilities; manufacturing; professional and business services; financial activities; and government. Jobs were lost in construction, information and leisure and hospitality.
The state revised its estimate of jobs added in June down from 10,400 to 9,400.
Over the past year, the state added 56,800 jobs, representing a 1.8 percent growth rate. Private sector jobs grew by 61,900 over the year.
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