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The lure of thousands of jobs in the fledgling Massachusetts gaming industry is powerful in the greater Springfield area, where unemployment remains high.…
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There is great uncertainty about the impact the federal budget cuts, through the process known as sequestration, will have on the Massachusetts economy.…
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New statistics released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that from June 2011 to June 2012 Saratoga County experienced the largest…
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According to state officials in Massachusetts, the unemployment rose to 6.7% in December, and for the Berkshires, the unemployment rate is now above the…
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Massachusetts has once again been recognized as the number one state in the US for its “New Economy.” WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard…
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Advocates for a higher minimum wage in New York plan to rally Monday at the state Capitol, where they say lawmakers also want a pay hike.Members of the…
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Supervalu is cutting 700 positions at grocery stores at a subsidiary in New England, two weeks after it posted a loss for the second quarter and said it…
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A large employer in Berkshire County has recently announced they are expanding and planning to bring more jobs to the area, with an agreement to purchase…
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Connecticut labor officials say unemployment in the state edged down slightly in September as the number of jobs rose.The unemployment rate dropped to 8.9…
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Casino operators are promising thousands of jobs will be created when a resort casino project comes to western Massachusetts. Labor leaders are working to…