Mass. unemployment rate at 5.6 percent

BOSTON – Massachusetts added 13,800 jobs in July for a total of 3,422,100 jobs, while total unemployment edged up 0.1 of a percentage point to 5.6 percent from the June rate, the Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said.
Since July 2013, Massachusetts has added a net of 67,300 jobs; with 66,400 jobs added in the private sector, the office said. The total unemployment rate for the year is down 1.6 percent from the July 2013 rate of 7.2 percent.
According to a news release from the office, professional, scientific and business services added 5,000 jobs over the month, the most of any sector in the state. Education and health services gained 3,800 jobs over the month; construction added 1,900 jobs; trade, transportation and utilities added 1,900 and financial activities added 1,000 jobs.
The public sector lost 2,200 jobs over the month, the news release said. •

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