Massachusetts Gains 8,400 Jobs in June; Unemployment Rate Drops Again

Attleboro area unemployment rates down for June

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Massachusetts Gains 8,400 Jobs in June; Unemployment Rate Drops Again

Mass.gov Boston — (7/17) Today, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) released Massachusetts unemployment and job estimates for June 2026, with preliminary… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Study: Tax Cut Would Have Grown State Economy, Increased Wages and Reduced Unemployment

One percentage point reduction in state income tax would have also reduced outmigration from Massachusetts Read the Paper BOSTON – A proposal to cut the state income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent over three years would have provided the median Massachusetts household with $1,095 in annual tax savings, grown the state economy by $14.5 billion, created 43,000 new jobs, increased total wages by nearly 2 percent and reduced the state unempl…