Mass. jobless rate falls to 8.8%
But labor market still weakened
The state’s unemployment rate has slipped below 9 percent for the first time in a year, as Massachusetts employers added jobs for the seventh consecutive month and the economic recovery advanced at a solid, if slowing, pace. (Full article: 824 words)
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