Lawrence, Massachusetts "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Jobless Rate Still 8.1 Percent In April 2015

In April 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in Lawrence, Massachusetts was still 8.1 percent; while Massachusetts’ “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate was still 4.4 percent during that same month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in 4 other major Massachusetts cities and in the town of North Adams was still higher than the “not seasonally adjusted” national U.S. unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in April 2015:

1. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate in Fall River, Massachusetts was still 7.8 percent in April 2015;

2. The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in Springfield, Massachusetts was still 7.6 percent in April 2015;

3. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate in New Bedford, Massachusetts was still 7.4 percent in April 2015;

4. The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in North Adams, Massachusetts was still 6.6 percent in April 2015; and

5. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate in Brockton, Massachusetts was still 5.6 percent in April 2015.

In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate in Lowell, Massachusetts was still 5.4 percent in April 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in Boston, Massachusetts was still 3.7 percent during that same month.

According to the Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s June 18, 2015 press release:

“Over the month [of May 2015]….transportation and warehousing lost 500 jobs…Information lost 200 (-0.2%) jobs over the month…Professional, Scientific and Business Services lost 400 (-0.1%) jobs over the month….The May estimates show….168,700 were unemployed…..”

In April 2015, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed workers in Massachusetts was still 157,900; and around 42,000 of these officially unemployed workers lived in Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford,, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester or North Adams, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.