NEW: Massachusetts Added 18,500 Jobs in September and October

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Friday, November 22, 2013

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Today, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Massachusetts added 9,100 jobs in October and the total unemployment rate was 7.2 percent. The unemployment rate was up one-half percent from the October 2012 rate of 6.7 percent.

9,300 private sector jobs were added in October as Leisure and Hospitality; Trade, Transportation, and Utilities; Education and Health Services; Construction; Financial Activities; Professional, Scientific, and Business Services; and Information all added jobs. Since December 2012, Massachusetts has gained 39,800 jobs. Over the year, Massachusetts added 52,100 jobs, all in the private sector.

As a result of October's federal government shutdown, the revised August and preliminary September jobs and unemployment rate publication and release dates were revised. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development also reported today the revised August and revised September jobs, labor force and unemployment rates along with the preliminary October estimates for Massachusetts.

Revised Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates show 9,400 jobs were added in September, of which 7,800 were in the private sector. The September unemployment rate was 7.1 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month. Revised August estimates show a gain of 6,000 jobs over the month with the private sector adding 5,100 of the jobs. The revised August unemployment rate was unchanged from the prior month at 7.2 percent.

 

For detailed labor market information please visit www.mass.gov/lmi

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