Ken
O’Brien
Adjusting for seasonal factors, Southbridge has the
fifth highest rate of unemployment in Massachusetts at 8.5%.
The figures for the qualified communities are as
follows:
Unemployment
Community Rate
Community Rate
FallRiver 10.8%
New Bedford 10.4%
Lawrence 10.0%
Springfield 9.6%
Southbridge 8.5%
Hinsdale 8.5%
Due to seasonal factor, unemployment figures for the
following communities were excluded from this comparison: Chatham, Dennis, Eastham,
Falmouth, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth in Barnstable County;
Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury in Dukes County; Nantucket in Nantucket
County.
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