New federal data show the Springfield area hit an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The Barnstable area trails closest to ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.

Job cuts more than tripled to 275,240 last month, a surge caused by mass layoffs of government workers by Elon Musk's DOGE.

New government data released today showed the number of people who applied for jobless benefits actually dipped last week—apparently reflecting the absence of mass layoffs that would usually ...

More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report published Thursday.