Greater Worcester

Greater Worcester’s unemployment rate continued to dip in April, further reversing the region’s six-month trend of steadily climbing rates. 

Central Massachusetts saw an increase in the number of single-family homes sold in April, as sales prices continue to climb unabated. 

The state will close its remaining motel and hotel shelters this summer, Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday, as the governor and lawmakers have imposed restrictions on the emergency housing system over the past year and family enrollment has declined.

Ashland saw the largest estimated percentage growth of any Central Massachusetts community.

It was the fourth straight month that both the labor force and the unemployment rate grew.

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