Economy

Unemployment claims filed since the coronavirus pandemic began have increased to 1,093,079 in Massachusetts, according to U.S Department of Labor data released Thursday.

Nearly 350 institutions in Central Massachusetts received at least $1 million in federal aid in the Paycheck Protection Program, according to data released Monday.

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,065,792 in Massachusetts, according to the U.S Department of Labor data released Thursday.

Unemployment in Central Massachusetts remained roughly flat at 14.7% in May, giving the region a slightly better number than the Massachusetts-wide rate.

After losing nearly all of its events because of the COVID-19 shutdown, Mechanics Hall officially closed on June 19. Executive Director Kathleen Gagne details the events that led to that closure and discusses what needs to happen in order for the 163-year-old meeting place to reopen.

The industry group Alliance of Area Business Publishers on Thursday judged the Worcester Business Journal as the best newspaper of its size, besting business publications from around the U.S., Canada and Australia in the annual journalism competition.

Worcester County recorded 15 new coronavirus cases and nine fatalities Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. 

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,036,291 in Mass. 

As the Massachusetts continues to reopen its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, UMass Memorial Health Care is offering to do group testing for businesses’ employees at five Central Massachusetts locations.

The May unemployment rate for Massachusetts hit 16.3%, beating a record high set only a month before, according to state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development data released Friday.