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Many Northeast, Midwest states face shrinking workforce
In many parts of the Northeast and Midwest, population growth is slowing at an unprecedented rate as people are getting older, women…
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Bay State economy seen threatened by global slowdown
BOSTON – Massachusetts holds a "precarious footing" on its economic future, according to a group of regional economists and forecasters, who…
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Warren calls for diversity in Federal Reserve leadership
WASHINGTON – The latest crusade in the name of diversity commenced on Thursday, this time aimed squarely at the makeup of the Federal…
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Boston workforce breakdown reveals imbalances
BOSTON – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat and a former labor leader, presides over a workforce where a lopsided portion of the…
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Bay State growth gains as U.S. 1st-quarter rate sags
BOSTON – Hours after the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved an annual budget bill calling for modest spending increases, federal officials reported Thursday…
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Minimum wage hike to $15 passes in California, New York
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California and New York acted Monday to gradually push their statewide minimum wages to $15 an hour — the highest…