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Job Opportunities in a Tough Job Market MASSACHUSETTS CAREER DAY Lining up for help Local job seekers cite hard time finding work As Donna Brewer, left, is interviewed by St. Luke’s Hospital human resource coordinator Joy Medeiros, job seekers wait in line to enter the job fair Thursday at the Greater New Bedford Career Center on 618 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford. About 675 people attended the four-hour fair, which featured 15 employers looking to fill 216 jobs. To view the entire article (written by Brian Boyd, Standard-Times staff writer) as it appeared in the 9/19/08 issue of SouthCoast Today, click the link below: Growing Talent: Meeting the evolving needs of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Industry Mass Unemployment Rate Rises By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 19, 2008 6:00 AM BOSTON — The unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose to 5.3 percent in August, though it remains well below the national average. The state's unemployment rate was up from a revised figure of 5 percent in July. New Bedford’s unemployment rate was 8.3 % in July, unadjusted for seasonal change. The national unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in August, up from 5.7 percent the previous month. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said Thursday that the state's labor force declined by 4,100 people in August. But the state also reported it added 1,700 jobs that month, with the leisure and hospitality sector accounting for 800 new jobs. The jobs number and the unemployment rate sometimes move in opposite directions because they rely on different survey methods. 227 Union Street, Suite 206, New Bedford, MA 02740-5946 PH 508.979.1504 • FAX 508.979.5680 E-mail: Webmaster@gnbwib.org |