Unemployment rates rose across Central Mass. in December
The three Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas tracked by the state all saw slight increases in their unemployment rates in December. The Worce...
January 24, 2023
9:44 PM
The three Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas tracked by the state all saw slight increases in their unemployment rates in December. The Worcester area saw unemployment tick up three tenths of a percentage point in December to match the state rate of 3.3%, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The unemployment rate in the Leominster-Gardner area rose to 3.9% in December, from a November rate of 3.