slides: Top 10 Highest Unemployment Rates in Central Mass
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
GoLocalWorcester News Team
See which towns in the region had the highest jobless rates this fall. Data from the state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) represents seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates for October 2012.
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10. Worcester
Labor Force: 85,107
Employed: 78,576
Unemployed: 6,531
Area Rate: 7.7%
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10. Millville
Labor Force: 1,770
Employed: 1,633
Unemployed: 137
Area Rate: 7.7%
Photo courtesy of Marc N. Belanger
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9. West Brookfield
Labor Force: 1,812
Employed: 1,671
Unemployed: 141
Area Rate: 7.8%
Photo courtesy of Richard B. Johnson
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7. Clinton
Labor Force: 7,315
Employed: 6,730
Unemployed: 585
Area Rate: 8%
Photo courtesy of Marc N. Belanger
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7. Blackstone
Labor Force: 5,215
Employed: 4,796
Unemployed: 419
Area Rate: 8%
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6. Leominster
Labor Force: 20,059
Employed: 18,441
Unemployed: 1,618
Area Rate: 8.1%
Photo courtesy of Marc N. Belanger
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4. Orange
Labor Force: 3,681
Employed: 3,375
Unemployed: 306
Area Rate: 8.3%
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4. Gardner
Labor Force: 9,438
Employed: 8,657
Unemployed: 781
Area Rate: 8.3%
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3. Athol
Labor Force: 5,113
Employed: 4,672
Unemployed: 441
Area Rate: 8.6%
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2. Fitchburg
Labor Force: 18,394
Employed: 16,709
Unemployed: 1,685
Area Rate: 9.2%
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1. Southbridge
Labor Force: 7,951
Employed: 7,211
Unemployed: 740
Area Rate: 9.3%
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