News & Updates
- Latest Job And Unemployment Estimates For Labor Markets In The Commonwealth
- 2010 Unemployment Rate Release Schedule
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $6 Million Award from U.S. Department of Labor to Invest in Green Job Training
- Massachusetts Unemployment Rate At 9.4%
- Medical Security Program (MSP) Forums Scheduled Statewide
- Federal Stimulus Funds for Re-Employment Programs
Explore The New JobQuest
New content and features to help job seekers and employers.Check out the new JobQuest, designed to connect job seekers and employers. Job seekers can search our wide database for jobs that match their skills. Employers can post job openings and find qualified candidates that meet their requirements. Search by keyword, job category, location, date and more.
Read about JobQuest on the Commonwealth Conversations blog.
American Recovery And Reinvestment ActWe support the Massachusetts Recovery Plan and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through worker training and job assistance. | |
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Unemployment Insurance Extensions
Massachusetts currently has two extended benefit programs in effect. Learn More
Northeastern Underground Economy Summit
US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis gave opening remarks in a prerecorded video to the participants of the Northeastern States Regional Summit on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke Massachusetts. Watch the Video.
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Joanne F. Goldstein, Secretary

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