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Somerville Unemployment Remains Under 4 Percent
For the second month in a row, Somerville had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the region.
Somerville's unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.9 percent for the second month in a row, according to figures released by the state earlier this week.
In the Somerville region, only Cambridge and Arlington have lower unemployment rates.
At the state level, the unemployment rate, already significantly lower than the national average, dropped again in April, according to figures released by the state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The April rate is 5.9 percent, down half a percentage point from March's 6.4 percent mark. Massachusetts gained nearly 19,000 jobs in that time.
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While Somerville's unemployment rate remained level, most cities and towns in the state experienced drops in their local numbers, which were released Tuesday by Workforce Development. Some locations, like Somerville, Cambridge and Arlington, are below 4 percent, while others, like Chelsea and Revere, remain mired at 7 percent or higher.
The table below shows the unemployment rates for a sampling of Greater Boston. Have you seen evidence of a stronger hiring market? Are you a business owner looking for more help? Tell us about it in the comment section below.
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Feb. 2012
Jan. 2012
3.5% 3.6%* 4.2% 4.3% Boston 5.5% 5.5% 6.6% 7.1% Cambridge 3.4% 3.3% 4.1% 4.3% Chelsea 7.5% 8.7% 10.4% 11.1% Everett 6% 6.5% 7.6% 7.8% Lynnfield 4.3% 4.2%* 5.2% 5% Malden 5.3% 5.4% 6.1% 6.4% Medford 5% 5.2% 6% 6.2% Melrose 4.3% 4.4%* 5% 5.2% Reading 4.1% 4.2% 5.2% 5.1% Revere
7%
7.5%* 8.6% 8.9% Saugus 5.7% 5.9% 6.9% 7.1% Somerville 3.9% 3.9% 4.8% 5% Stoneham 5.1% 5.1%* 6.1% 6.5% Wakefield 4.8% 5% 6.1% 6% Winchester 3.9% 3.8% 4.6% 4.6% Winthrop 5.7% 5.9%* 6.6% 7.3% Woburn 5.3% 5.5%* 6.6% 6.3%* March numbers were readjusted and in some cases resulted in a percentage change for the marked communities.
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