Economy

Kidde Fire Systems' Ashland manufacturing facility has received a $67,200 Workforce Training Funding Grant from Massachusetts.

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,006,365 in Massachusetts, according to U.S Department of Labor data released Thursday.

Small businesses in Marlborough are eligible for grants of up to $5,000 to help those struggling with the economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

In the wake of the police killing of unarmed Minneapolis man George Floyd and the subsequent protests against institutional racism, Dr. Mark Johnson from UMass Memorial Health Care said Central Massachusetts business leaders have an important role to play in creating real change.

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 975,799 claims in Massachusetts, according to the U.S Department of Labor data released Thursday.

The U.S. economy has entered a recession, the official arbiter of such cycles said Monday, saying the economic slowdown began before businesses starting shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Every business reopening will have to follow mandatory safety regulations and industry-specific guidelines for keeping workers and customers safe as the highly-contagious coronavirus continues to circulate.

The national unemployment rate for May dropped slightly to 13.3%, a figure showing both improvement from April and a continued exceptionally high rate of people out of work.

Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have hit 930,611 in Massachusetts, according to U.S Department of Labor data released Thursday.

The Worcester area labor force shrunk by one-tenth in April as the coronavirus pandemic and related business closures forced the area's unemployment rate to 14.4%, according to government data released Tuesday.