Massachusetts no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation
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The Massachusetts job market extended its recovery from the pandemic-induced shutdown earlier this year as employers added workers for the fourth consecutive month in August and the unemployment rate declined sharply, the US Labor Department said Friday.
But the outlook for the Commonwealth — like that for the country — is uncertain. The pace of hiring has cooled after an initial surge, when restaurants, stores, construction sites, and factory floors began to reopen in May.
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Related:
- A running list of Mass. layoffs, furloughs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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