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Initial Unemployment Claims Down 21K

In the week ending Sept. 19, 530,000 Americans filed claims for unemployment insurance coverage, according to the...

Jobless Rate Dips In Worcester, Other Markets

The unemployment rate in Worcester and five of the state's other labor areas declined between July and...

Bay State Unemployment Rate Hits 9.1% In August

The state's unemployment rate increased to 9.1 percent in August from 8.8 percent in July, the state...

Gas Pushes Consumer Prices Higher

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.4 percent in August, according to the U.S. Bureau of...
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Couch Potatoes And The State Economy

The video game industry puts more than $2 billion into state coffers, according to the results of...

MetroWest Unemployment Trends Below State, Nation

The nation's unemployment rate may be straining toward the double-digit mark, but the MetroWest area has significantly...

First-Time Jobless Claims Decrease

In the week ending Sept. 5, 550,000 Americans filed claims for unemployment insurance coverage for the first...

Mortgage Applications Increase On Refinance Activity

Mortgage application volume increased by 17 percent last week as prospective borrowers seized on lower interest rates,...
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U.S. Loses Top Ranking In Competitiveness Report

Switzerland has topped the United States as the world's most competitive economy in the latest Global Competitiveness...

Unemployment Increases By 466,000 In August

In August, the number of unemployed people in the United States increased by 466,000 to 14.9 million,...
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