Ken
O’Brien
Southbridge’s unemployment problem remains among the
worst in Massachusetts. While unemployment in Central Massachusetts dropped
sharply in March and is down from March of last year this community remains 2.5
percentage points above the regional average and almost 3 points above the statewide average.
Greater Worcester's seasonally unadjusted jobless
rate fell from 7.3 to 7 percent over the month, according to the Executive
Office of Labor and Workforce Development. That's well below the 7.7 percent
unemployment rate recorded in March 2013.
