NORTHAMPTON — A number of residents in the region are receiving letters from the state seeking the return of unemployment benefit money paid to...
In all the time since Joe Deng opened LimeRed Teahouse in 2011, he’s never had an issue hiring employees — until this year.Between Amherst...
Massachusetts employers added 14,100 jobs in February as the state’s unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent, labor officials announced Friday.The...
Nearly a month after they asked the Baker administration to explore the change, a group of lawmakers filed a bill that would temporarily increase...
AMHERST — Bob Weiner remembers the last gig he played before the pandemic struck. On March 12, the drummer performed with Darryl Harper, a jazz...
With unemployment soaring, state lawmakers are considering ways to soften the blow from a major impending increase in the taxes employers pay...
As the COVID-19 pandemic approached in March, Matt Haskins attempted to keep his customers safe at Matt’s Barber Shop in downtown Amherst, moving...
Unemployed people in Hampshire County and others seeking jobs were dealt a blow last month when a government-funded career center closed in...
WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an...
NORTHAMPTON — Florence resident Emilia Dunkley is perfectly willing to drive the five miles to the Northampton office of the Franklin Hampshire...
NORTHAMPTON — After more than 30 years, the Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s Northampton office will close Aug. 25.The office, at 178 Industrial...