This is the lowest unemployment rate the state has seen since February 2009.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts unemployment rate is continuing to fall.
In May the rate dropped to 7.6 percent, down from 7.8 percent in April and well below the national unemployment rate of 9.1 percent.
This is the lowest unemployment rate the state has seen since February 2009.
But it’s not all good news.
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said Thursday the state lost 4,000 jobs in May. That includes jobs in government; leisure and hospitality; transportation; financial services; and mining and logging.
Education, health services, construction, and other industries gained jobs.
This follows a 20,300 job gain in April.
There are just over 3.2 million jobs now in the state. Public sector jobs are up 0.9 percent, and private sector jobs up 1.6 percent over a year ago.
While applications for unemployment benefits fell nationally last month, the country's rate was reported at 9.1 percent.
More details coming on MassLive and in The Republican.