New federal data show the Springfield area hit an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The Barnstable area trails closest to ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.

Massachusetts residents can now receive up to 30 weeks of unemployment benefits, and it is because of Springfield’s climbing unemployment rate.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.

Unemployment in Massachusetts remained unchanged from February to March, marking the first time since October the state did not experience an increase. Massachusetts’ seasonally unadjusted ...

The Massachusetts unemployment rate crept up to 4.3% in February, once again trending in the wrong direction. That seems hard to believe when the most recent National Federation of Independent ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...