More Wenham Residents Unemployed Than Hamilton

Both Hamilton and Wenham now have higher unemployment rates than late last summer but are still below the statewide unemployment rate in February.

A greater percentage of Wenham residents were unemployed in Wenham than in Hamilton in February, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Both towns are below the statewide average. In Hamilton, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent in February from 5.8 percent in January. But is higher than it was late last summer, when it was 4.4 percent. There are 195 people reporting they were out of work out of a workforce of 3,712 in February, according to the state government data. In January, 190 residents were out of work, the state said. In Wenham, the unemployment rate dropped a full percentage point from to 7.1 percent from 6.1 percent, with 116 people reporting they were out of…

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Anne Sweeney

6:36 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013

If all people of all ages were offered employment starting this Monday. Offering forty hours per week, full medical benefits. I think you would see lines of people out the door. The real unemployment rate should be a metric of those seeking work and are currently out of work. This should be a permanent Metric and unemployment benefits should not even factor in. Those employees collecting …   more ›

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Unemployment Rate Drops; Both Towns Now Below 6 Percent

Fewer people were out of work in both Hamilton and Wenham in August versus July.

The unemployment rate in both Hamilton and Wenham dropped in August, according to figures released this week by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Both towns are below the statewide average. In Hamilton, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent, with 163 people reporting they were out of work out of a workforce of 3,716 in August, according to the state government data. In July, 170 residents were out of work, the state said. In Wenham, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent from 6.7 percent, with 100 people reporting they were out of work out of a workforce of 1,794 in August, according to the state government data. In July, 129 residents were out of work, the state said. The statewide …

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Unemployment Drops Below 5% in Both Towns

The newly released local unemployment rates follow a promising trend in the region.

Government officials in Washington, D.C., may wish the rest of the country was in as good shape as Hamilton and Wenham. Hamilton and Wenham's unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, in April, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. That is down from 4.3 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively, in March. A year ago, the unemployment rates were 5.4 percent in Hamilton and 6.3 percent in April 2011. Statewide, the unemployment rate is at 6.3 percent, down from 6.5 percent in March and more than 7 percent in April of last year. Nationally, the unemployment rate is still above 8 percent. The biggest gains in April were in the professional, scientific and business services sectors, …

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Robert Gates

11:19 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for Hamilton was 6.2 percent, with 227 people officially unemployed. In Wenham, the rate was 7.8 percent, with 148 people officially unemployed.   more ›