BOSTON - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 --- The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that the October seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates were down in eighteen of the twenty-two labor market areas, unchanged in the Barnstable area...
BOSTON - Thursday November 18, 2010 --- The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported today that the total unemployment rate dropped from 8.4 percent in September to 8.1 percent in October, the lowest unemployment rate since April 2009 ...
A group of state leaders has concluded that Massachusetts needs to overhaul its tax system to eliminate many breaks that siphon billions of dollars from public coffers, setting the stage for a debate over how the state should encourage economic growth.
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Governor Patrick filed his recommendations for the FY 2013 budget on January 25, 2012. The $32.3 billion budget includes major savings in health care, additional funding to local aid accounts, and $260 million in new revenues.