Mass. unemployment stays at 4.6 percent

BOSTON – The state’s total unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent in June, the Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced last week.

The preliminary job estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the state gained 10,500 jobs in June, marking the 10th consecutive month of jobs gains. During the past four months, Massachusetts has added 38,900 jobs, the office said.

Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 1.1 percent from 5.7 percent in June 2014. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts peaked in September 2009 at 8.8 percent.

The June state unemployment rate is 0.7 of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 5.3 percent reported by the BLS.

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The BLS also revised downward its May job figure, reporting the state gained 5,200 jobs, instead of the 7,400 figure the agency reported last month.

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