FOR HELP. AND HE’S HERE WITH WHAT HE LEARNED. BEN MARIA. AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HERE IS CERTAINLY RISING, BUT IT’S STILL FAIRLY LOW. IT’S UNDER 5%. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO US, CAN’T ...

Central Massachusetts will not receive its September or October unemployment rates this month due to the ongoing effects of the longest federal government shutdown in history.

Some Massachusetts business owners are tightening their belts and urging lawmakers to take action before unemployment insurance payments are set to skyrocket in 2027. Why it matters: Without any ...

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

The Massachusetts unemployment insurance fund is now borrowing money from the federal government to keep paying benefits. So far, the state has borrowed just over $40 million, but state officials ...

Massachusetts employers shed 1,900 payroll jobs in June and the statewide unemployment rate remained flat at a level that continues to surpass the national average, according to new data published ...

Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks with WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole about the surge in unemployment rates of Black women. Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks with WBZ-TV's ...

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts has been rising this year. It's now 4.8 percent, half a point higher than the national average. And many of those out of work say they've experienced long delays ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday, July 31. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, ...