Healey’s economic fumble: rising unemployment, sluggish job growth plague Massachusetts, New Bedford

Last week’s initial unemployment claims in Massachusetts rose to 5,047 for the week ending August 23, 2025, up from 4,373 the previous week, marking one week of consecutive increase. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2025 held steady at 4.8%, unchanged from June 2025 but higher than the 4.1% rate in July 2024. Initial …