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Waltham's Unemployment Up In June
What do you think will lower the city's unemployment rate?
Unfortunately, Waltham's unemployment rate jumped in June, according to newly-released data from the Massachusetts Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
- June unemployment: Waltham’s unemployment rate for June jumped to 4.8 percent from May’s 4.1 percent rate. That mirrors the .5 percent jump to 6.3 percent seen statewide.
- Now, a total of 1,743 Waltham residents are unemployed.
- Overall, last month's rate is far below the 6.1 percent unemployment rate seen in June of 2011.
The new figures come amid many businesses planning locations for Waltham. , , and are all hoping to open new stores in the city, as well as . Also, several new developments are in the works, including the and the former Polaroid site.
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