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Posted on April 30, 2009

Some jobs in Boston were actually added during March, and the city’s unemployment rate did not increase.

The Boston-Cambridge-Quincy area had an unemployment rate of 7.4 percent during March, the same as during February. The area had a total non-farm employment of 2,413,100 workers, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 2,409,500 workers during February, but a 2.5 percent decrease from last year.

Although some jobs were added, at least two industries took a considerable hit. The construction industry employed 77,300 workers during March, up from 76,800 workers during February, but a 14.6 percent decrease from last year. The mining and logging industry employed 600 workers during March, the same as during February, but a 14.3 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year jobs decrease include:

  • manufacturing by 4 percent
  • trade, transportation and utilities by 3.7 percent
  • information by 3.4 percent
  • financial activities by 5.3 percent
  • professional and business services by 5.6 percent
  • leisure and hospitality by 1.9 percent
  • other services by 2.6 percent

    • Only two industries saw an over-the-year increase in jobs. The education and health services industry employed 490,900 workers during March, up from 488,200 workers during February and a 2.5 percent increase from last year. The government industry employed 311,800 workers during March, up from 311,700 workers during February and a 1.2 percent increase from last year.