The Worcester metropolitan area added just 2,300 jobs between April 2016 and 2017, according to new state data released Tuesday, while the Boston area added more than 42,000 jobs.
The other 13 areas where job estimates are published reported modest jobs gains. The Leominster/Gardner area added just 300 jobs, while the Framingham area added 1,200, according to non-seasonally adjusted data. The state as a whole added 50,500 jobs over the course of the year, a 1.4-percent increase.
Worcester’s market includes 46 cities and towns, including the northeasternmost corner of Connecticut, and from Northborough to the east to Barre in the west.
