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Massachusetts / Sequestration / 60,000 jobs could be lost
Massachusetts will lose more than 60,000 jobs, much of it in the defense industry, and $127 million in federal research funding, harming a critical sector of the state economy, if Congress allows across-the-board spending cuts to go into effect in March, according to a report released Friday by Representative Edward Markey of Malden. The automatic … Continue reading
Massachusetts – New Estimates – Jobs grew faster in 2011
A close examination of unemployment insurance data shows that Massachusetts has been gaining jobs faster than people thought, according to a new report issued Thursday by MassBenchmarks and the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Coastline (NASA, International Space Station, 06/27/11) (Photo credit: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center) But even the new numbers … Continue reading
Massachusetts | Career centers are key for Older Workers looking for jobs
Older job seekers told members of the state’s Jobs Creation Commission yesterday that career centers have given them the confidence and skills they need to try to re-enter the work force. State Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and co-chairwoman of the commission, said at the hearing in Framingham Public Library the importance of career centers — … Continue reading
Skills Gap | Massachusetts : no current worker gap but a persistent skills mismatch or skills gap for selected occupations
There is no worker gap in Massachusetts currently: there are a large number of people available to work (those unemployed, underemployed or in the labor force reserve), but a persistent skills mismatch or skills gap for selected occupations a report says. Full Report @ :
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