Fig 1: This figure charts the number of unemployed in MA since George Bush took office. The recent decline is, as noted in this article, most likely due to people who have completely given up looking for work and no longer qualify for Unemployment.
ALL DATA: MA State Government's Division of Career Services, Division of Unemployment Assistance.
Fig 2: This figure charts how the MA Unemployment rate compares with the National Average. Note that the MA rate usually ranks below the National average. MA has lost jobs at a rate 6 times the National average.
Fig 3: This chart shows the constant loss of jobs in MA. 208,200 since Bush took office.
Fig: 4, Most of the the losses come from two sectors. Professional/Business Services and Manufacturing.
