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Mass. adds 2,500 jobs, April unemployment drops to 6.3%
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Thu May 17, 2012 12:20 pm (PDT)
Mass. adds 2,500 jobs, April unemployment drops to 6.3%
Boston Business Journal by Lisa van der Pool, Broadcast/Social Media Editor
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 9:36am EDT
Massachusetts' unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in April and the
state added 2,500 jobs, according to the Executive Office of Labor and
Workforce Development.
Job gains in April follow a revised 7,500 job gain in March, per the state,
which based their report on preliminary job estimates from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Last month the unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent, down from 6.5
percent in March. The state's rate is much lower than the current national
unemployment rate of 8.1 percent.
Read more: Mass. April jobs report: Who's hiring and firing in the Hub?
The private sector added 3,400 jobs last month, while the government lost
900 jobs.
Year to date, the state has added 31,000 jobs.
In April, the professional, scientific and business services sector added
the most jobs, at 4,200. Construction, manufacturing, education and
government employment sectors were all net job losers for the month of
April.
The following sector-by-sector breakdown was provided by Labor and Workforce
Development:
a.. Professional, Scientific, and Business Services added 4,200 (+0.9%)
jobs over the month, the sector's tenth monthly gain. Over the year, the
sector added 19,200 (+4.1%) jobs due mostly to growth in Professional,
Scientific, and Technical Services, which added 10,100 (+4.0%) jobs.
b.. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 900 (+0.2%) jobs over the
month with gains in two of the three components. Year to date, the sector
added 7,600 (+1.4%) jobs. Over the year, the sector added 9,900 (+1.8%)
jobs, as Retail Trade added 7,800 (+2.3%) jobs.
c.. Information gained 600 (+0.7%) jobs over the month. Over the year, the
sector lost 300 (-0.4%) jobs.
d.. Leisure and Hospitality added 600 (+0.2%) jobs over the month as the
gain in Accommodation and Food Services outweighed the loss in Arts,
Entertainment, and Recreation. This follows March's revised loss of 1,800
(-0.6%) jobs. Over the year, Leisure and Hospitality added 4,300 (+1.4%)
jobs.
e.. Financial Activities gained 300 (+0.1%) jobs over the month. Over the
year, the sector lost 2,700 (-1.3%) jobs. Mining and Logging employment
remained unchanged both over the month and over the year.
f.. Construction lost 1,300 (-1.2%) jobs over the month. Over the year,
the sector lost 2,800 (-2.6%) jobs. However, year to date, the sector added
300 (+0.3%) jobs.
g.. Manufacturing lost 1,200 (-0.5%) jobs over the month as the loss in
Durable Goods outweighed the gain in Non-Durable Goods. Over the year,
Manufacturing lost 100 (0.0%) jobs. Other Services lost 400 (-0.3%) jobs
over the month. Over the year, the sector added 2,200 (+1.8%) jobs.
h.. Education and Health Services lost 300 (0.0%) jobs over the month.
Health Care and Social Assistance added 700 (+0.1%) jobs and Educational
Services lost 1,000 (-0.6%) jobs. Over the year, Education and Health
Services added 1,300 (+0.2%) jobs.
i.. Government lost 900 (-0.2%) jobs over the month. The largest loss
occurred in State Government which lost 600 (-0.5%) jobs followed by Federal
Government, down 200 (-0.4%) and Local Government lost 100 (0.0%) jobs. Over
the year, Government lost 3,600 (-0.8%) jobs.
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Wright Associates specializes in High Technology Recruiting Services for the New England Market Place.
Phone: 508-761-6354
Email: mailto:garywright@prodigy.net
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
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