State jobless rate falls to 6.3 percent
The number of jobs in Massachusetts increased for the fifth month in a row as 2,500 jobs were created within the state in April, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The unemployment rate also dropped from 6.5 percent to 6.3 percent. Work in professional, technical or scientific fields has seen the biggest improvement, growing 4 percent and adding 10,000 jobs over the course of a year. Meanwhile the construction sector had the biggest drop, losing 2,800 or 2.6 percent over a year, though it is up slightly since January. Read more here.