Economy

Hairdressers and other personal care workers would be required to attend one hour of standardized domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training as they seek to obtain or renew their license, under pending legislation.

Local unemployment rates are up approximately half a percentage point across Central Massachusetts labor markets.

The volume of people 30 and older who gave birth decreased for the first time in 10 years during 2020, according to new data published by the Department of Public Health.

Millennial couple Courtney and Tyler Galicia took the plunge earlier this year and opened the doors to their first business: the independent bookstore A Great Notion.

Despite progress in the lower rungs of higher education’s leadership ladder, women are not equally represented in the industry’s top executive spot.

With affirmative action now barred in college admissions, workplace and education officials expect an immediate impact in the diversity at the start of the workforce talent pipeline and worry about a cooling effect on DEI efforts overall.

The statewide unemployment rate in Massachusetts remained low in June, dropping by two-tenths of a percentage point since May.

The shorthanded Worcester Redevelopment Authority paused plans to recommend a developer out of the two plans proposed for the Denholm Building, after a WRA member raised concerns over allegations of subcontractor wage theft tied to the preferred proposal.

Massachusetts's lofty mid-century climate goals hinge upon the state's ability to convince residents and businesses to make the switch from fossil fuels to cleaner electric power, but success will also require tens of thousands of people to take new jobs in the clean energy sector.

Workers who are on strike for more than 30 days could be eligible to receive unemployment benefits under legislation that union members say is necessary to ensure collective bargaining talks are fair and balanced.