"It's frustrating. The older you get, the more difficult it becomes," says Herman LaPorte, who said he was laid off in April from a temporary manufacturing position at Waters Corp. in Milford. (See related story)
(Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff)
Education helps insulate region from job loss
"It's frustrating. The older you get, the more difficult it becomes," says Herman LaPorte, who said he was laid off in April from a temporary manufacturing position at Waters Corp. in Milford. (See related story)
(Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff)
The economic downturn that has led employers across the country to shed jobs is playing out a little differently in the western suburbs, with their high concentration of well-educated workers. (Full article: 781 words)
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