BOSTON — The state’s unemployment rate dropped back into single digits in September, while employers added 36,900 more jobs as Massachusetts continues its economic recovery from the sudden COVID-inflicted recession.
State labor officials announced Friday that the unemployment rate declined to 9.6 percent in September, 1.8 percentage points below the revised August rate of 11.4 percent and the lowest it has been since March.
The U.S. unemployment rate stands at 7.9 percent national rate.
While still substantial, the pace of job growth slowed in September, following the addition of 62,500 jobs in August.