Another 200-Plus Jobs Will Go Away Soon In MA

MASSACHUSETTS — Job cuts continue in the commonwealth, with more than 200 layoffs announced late Friday afternoon.

According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notices filed with the state, the cuts are coming in:

• Littleton, where equestrian products company Dover Saddlery plans to eliminate 112 jobs between July 7 and July 20;
• Peabody, where a publisher of religious materials, Christianbook, said it will cut 50 jobs by July 6; and
• Tewksbury, where the national pharmacy services company Cardinal Health intends to make 58 cuts before June 30.

In addition, another Bay State health care company that previously announced 78 layoffs, Community Healthlink, said that number had increased to 84 cuts planned by July 6.

A total of nearly 300 layoffs were announced a week ago in Massachusetts. The state requires WARN filings from any employer ending more than 50 jobs.

The Massachusetts unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in March, a slight downtick from the February level of 4.8 percent – but otherwise the highest rate in nearly four years, according to the state’s most recent data.

The March rate was also greater than the U.S. rate of 4.3 percent for the month.

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