Economy

Unemployment surged in Greater Worcester in May as Massachusetts experienced elevated rates in all 12 labor markets when compared to May 2024.

In his order, Carter outlined the difficult life circumstances many Job Corps students are attempting to overcome as they work to gain skills in industries like construction and manufacturing.

Two months after assuming her role as interim president and CEO of RFK Community Alliance, Kathy Mills has dropped her temporary tag at the Lancaster nonprofit.

Dr. Michael Collins, the longest-serving chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School, will step down from his role leading the Worcester institution at the end of the 2025-2026 academic school year.

UMass Chan Medical School has named Patrick Gallagher as the Worcester university’s new chief human resources officer.

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts climbed once again in May, widening the gap between the state and the nation as a whole following a year of nearly flat job growth in the Bay State.

Three Central Massachusetts companies have been named among the best public companies to work for by the U.S. News & World Report.

McGovern, appearing alongside Congresswoman Lori Trahan and graduates of the Devens center, spoke outside the facility one day after a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the closures for another week. 

Health insurer Point32Health has named Patrick Gilligan as the Canton-based nonprofit’s new CEO, effective this past Monday.

"Canadians, when they hear talk of the 51st state stuff, we're pretty ticked off. It makes us really, really upset," said Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. He said earlier, "Everyone around this table is trying to deal with a situation that was thrust upon us. Nobody here created this situation — has created this divide between our countries."