The state’s total unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent in May, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

The preliminary May job estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate Massachusetts lost 6,400 jobs. Job losses were impacted by a temporary labor dispute in the Information sector, BLS says.

BLS also revised upward the state’s over the month job gains in April, reporting 15,200 jobs were added compared to the 13,900 job gain originally reported. Year-to-date, December 2015 to May 2016, Massachusetts has added 30,500 jobs.

In May, leisure and hospitality was the only sector to experience over the month job gains.

At 4.2 percent, the unemployment rate is down 0.7 percent over the year, with the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropping from 4.9 percent in May 2015. There were 26,600 fewer unemployed persons and 49,000 more employed persons over the year compared to May 2015.

State Unemployment Remains Flat In May

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