Posted on February 22, 2010
Liberty Mutual, a home, life, and auto insurance company, has announced that they will be expanding their headquarters and adding 1,100 new insurance jobs in Boston (click here). The company known for their endearing commercials about paying it forward planned the expansion with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. According to Property-Casualty.com, if local government authority […]
Posted on February 10, 2010
With the total number of jobs in Boston diminishing, Massachusetts leaders have banded together to think of ways the state can generate new jobs. Unemployment in Boston has risen dramatically, creating the need for new and innovative ways to spur on job creation. According to NECN.com, state Senate President Therese Murray is taking aim at […]
Posted on September 1, 2009
The Boston unemployment rate increased during July as the city and surrounding area began to lose jobs. While the majority of the country has been losing jobs since the beginning of the economic recession, Boston was previously one of the few cities that continued adding workers and maintaining a semi-stable unemployment rate. However, the latest […]
Posted on August 26, 2009
More jobs in Boston (Click here) will soon be created by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The City of Boston recently announced that it has received $720,000 in federal funding to help clean and redevelop contaminated sites in Dorchester and Roxbury. Of that money, at least $30 million will be used for […]
Posted on August 20, 2009
Any unemployed worker in Massachusetts who has ever dreamed of working in Hollywood could soon have a chance to do something similar, as several Boston film jobs could soon be created. The combination of two proposed studios, tax incentives for in-state productions and a thriving film industry are helping to create more opportunities for local […]
Posted on August 13, 2009
Workers with jobs in Boston (Click here) have been enjoying bigger paychecks during the past year. The Boston office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that total compensation costs for private industry workers in the Boston area increased by 3.5 percent from June 2008 to June of this year. Last year, the Boston metro […]
Posted on August 5, 2009
Several Boston police jobs in danger of being cut because of the economic recession will soon be saved thanks to a round of federal stimulus funding. Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently announced that the Department of Justice has awarded the City of Boston $11.8 million in grant money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act […]
Posted on July 29, 2009
As the area is one of the few that hasn’t been gravely affected by the recession, several Boston jobs are still available. Visit http://www.bostonjobs.com to find out more. Although the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area has seen its economy take a slight decline, it also has managed to add jobs on a month-to-month basis. During May the area […]
Posted on July 17, 2009
If you’re looking for a job in Boston, or anywhere else in the State of Massachusetts for that matter, you just might be in luck. Even though the state’s unemployment rate has increased, it still managed to add jobs during June. Click here for more information on Boston jobs. During June, Massachusetts lost 2,300 jobs […]
Posted on July 7, 2009
One company’s decision to move positions out of Massachusetts could result in the loss of some manufacturing jobs in Boston. 3M Co recently announced that it plans to stop manufacturing operations in the state, a move that will result in about 200 layoffs. The jobs will be moved from Southbridge, Mass., to other sites throughout […]