Mass. officials: Jobless rates in Worcester, elsewhere rise from May to June
In Worcester, the unemployment rate increased from 4.7 percent in May to 5.2 percent in June. In Framingham, the rate increased from 3.5 in May to 4.0 in June.
Compared with June 2014, however, unemployment rates are down in all labor markets, as measured by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the EOLWD said.
The EOLWD also said that 11 of the 15 geographical areas for which job estimates are published recorded seasonal job gains in June, with the largest gains in the areas of Boston-Cambridge-Newton and Lawrence-Methuen, as well as Barnstable, Framingham and Pittsfield.
Tuesday’s information supplements last week’s report from the EOLWD, in which it said the Bay State’s jobless rate held steady at 4.6 percent from May to June. June’s unemployment rate was also 1.1 percentage points lower than June 2014’s jobless rate of 5.7.
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