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Archive for July, 2009

Boston Jobs Still Available

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

As the area is one of the few that hasn’t been gravely affected by the recession, several Boston jobs are still available. Visit http://www.bostonjobs.com to find out more.

Although the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area has seen its economy take a slight decline, it also has managed to add jobs on a month-to-month basis. During May the area saw its unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percent to 7.5 percent, which was lower than the national unemployment rate at the time of 9.4 percent.

During June, the area had a total non-farm employment of 2,455,700 workers, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 2,442,000 workers during May, but a 2.7 percent decrease from last year.

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Boston Jobs Increase Over Two Months

Friday, July 17th, 2009

If you’re looking for a job in Boston, or anywhere else in the State of Massachusetts for that matter, you just might be in luck. Even though the state’s unemployment rate has increased, it still managed to add jobs during June. Click here for more information on Boston jobs.

During June, Massachusetts lost 2,300 jobs and saw its unemployment rate increase to 8.6 percent, a record loss for the month of June, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

However, despite the loss, the state still managed a net gain of 3,300 jobs during the past two months, as 5,600 jobs were added during May. Overall, Massachusetts employed 3,187,400 workers during June, a decrease of 106,400 workers, or 3.2 percent, from last year.

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Manufacturing Jobs in Boston Cut with 3M

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

One company’s decision to move positions out of Massachusetts could result in the loss of some manufacturing jobs in Boston.

3M Co recently announced that it plans to stop manufacturing operations in the state, a move that will result in about 200 layoffs. The jobs will be moved from Southbridge, Mass., to other sites throughout the world. About 50 non-manufacturing jobs will remain at the site.

The layoffs are expected to be complete by early 2010. 3M, which is based in Minneapolis, cut about 1,000 jobs during Q2, leaving about 76,000 employees with the company.

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