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Unemployed Homeowners may be eligible for federal assistance with their mortgage
If you are an unemployed homeowner or a homeowner who owes more than your home is worth, you may be eligible for assistance under The Making Home Affordable Program. This federal program provides options to lower your monthly mortgage payment or get into a more stable loan at today's low rates. And if homeownership is no longer affordable or desirable, the program can provide a way out which avoids foreclosure.
Municipal Task Force Report Released
The Municipal UI Task Force is pleased to present its final report which describes the issues highlighted by municipal leaders as well as the group’s recommendations for addressing those challenges. The Task Force is confident that implementation of its suggestions, recommendations and legislative changes will result in better outcomes for municipalities, better management of municipal UI costs, and a better UI system for claimants and their public employers.
The Task Force was comprised of representatives from municipal, legislative and public sector union leadership as well as public representatives. The Patrick Administration applauds all parties involved in this effort for their willingness to engage in this complex and comprehensive review, and willingness to be solution-oriented.
Below you’ll find the report, which can be downloaded in two ways. Readers can either select to download the entire narrative and all of the attachments as one file or pick and choose which attachments they would like download to accompany the main narrative.
Municipal UI Task Force Report (with attachments) 
file size 4MB
Municipal UI Task Force Report (no attachments)
Municipal UI Task Force Report (attachments only) file size 4MB
Labor Market Supply and Demand Data
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Commonwealth Corporation partnered with the
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center to produce and disseminate new labor market supply and demand data.
Eight regional labor market data reports were released at regional events around the state.
Nancy Snyder, CEO & President of the Commonwealth Corporation, at 617.727.8158.
