BOSTON (AP) – The Massachusetts unemployment rate remained steady at 6 percent in June, but preliminary estimates show the state lost 2,600 jobs during the month.
The June job figures were released Thursday by the state Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
The state’s 6 percent unemployment rate compares with the national jobless rate of 8.2 percent in June.
The estimated loss of 2,600 jobs in Massachusetts last month comes on the heels of revised estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed a gain of 5,000 jobs in May.
State labor officials say they are not concerned and believe that Massachusetts is continuing to move in the right direction in terms of job growth.
The state picked up a total of 32,700 jobs during the first half of 2012.
RSS
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Picasa
YouTube
