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• Massachusetts' economy surges in October.

  - 2004-12-01

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 1--Massachusetts' recovery picked up speed in October as an improving job market and strong consumer spending propelled the state's economy to one of its best performances since early 2000, the...

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• Report cites gap in Massachusetts between innovation, job creation.

  - 2004-11-29

  By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 29--A gap is emerging in Massachusetts between innovation and job creation, as the state's high-tech workforce continues to shrink despite the growth of a robust technology infrastructure, according to a...

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• Massachusetts adds 4,000 jobs in October.

  - 2004-11-20

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 20--Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday. Although hardly spectacular,...

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• Consumer confidence in Massachusetts and nation plummets.

  - 2004-10-27

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Consumer confidence fell sharply in both Massachusetts and the nation in October, weighed down by concerns about jobs, rising energy costs, and the strength of the economic recovery. ...

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• Numbers of poor, uninsured rise.

  - 2004-08-27

  By Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 27--The US poverty rate rose, incomes stagnated, and more Americans went without health insurance last year, even though economic growth surged, according to Census Bureau data released yesterday. ...

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• Massachusetts' consumer confidence rises.

  - 2004-08-20

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 20--Consumer confidence in Massachusetts jumped to its highest level in more than two years as an improving outlook on the economy and job market sparked consumers' spirits. The...

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• Despite Bright Spots, Massachusetts Suffers Overall Job Loss in 2003.

  - 2004-05-18

  By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18--While many Massachusetts companies were skittish about hiring last year, a few types of employers happily accepted resumes. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonagricultural jobs...

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• Massachusetts Trade Groups Report Takes Aim at Concerns about Outsourcing.

  - 2004-04-20

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--The shifting of jobs overseas has been blamed for many of the state's economic woes. But free trade has a flip side: Foreign companies also employ more than 200,000 people in...

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• Massachusetts Jobless Rate Drops to 5.1 Percent.

  - 2004-04-17

  By Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--Massachusetts employers in March added payroll jobs for the first time in nearly a year, helping to push the jobless rate to its lowest level in nearly two years and providing...

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• Massachusetts Governor Names Top Economic Development Official.

  - 2004-04-08

  By Charles Stein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 8--Governor Mitt Romney yesterday named a new secretary of economic development, and said the secretary's top priority would be job creation At a press conference, Romney introduced Ranch Kimball,...

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