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Investigative commission
The Jobs Creation Commission would be established to investigate and issue a study
related to acquiring and maintaining quality jobs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
eleven members of the Commission are drawn from diverse backgrounds including state government,
academia, labor, unemployed and business. The commission shall report its findings to the
legislature by December 31, 2005.
Key facts on Massachusetts employment
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New England has reported
less nonagricultural employment overall than the rest of the
United States since 2002 |
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Massachusetts has lost jobs in government, manufacturing, construction,
trade, transportation &
utilities, professional & business services, information
employment and financial activities since
October 2002
Jobs have grown in the education and health industries
which, by October 2002, employed 34.4 thousand people
in the Commonwealth
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston -
Indicators
December 20041 |
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Comparable initiative
In Michigan, the Council for Labor and Economic Growth was recently created by an executive
order. Michigan’s council has over seventy members who are leaders in labor, business, community
colleges, universities, and other organizations. The council will recommend ways to respond to
Michigan’s changing workforce.
Source: Michigan.gov
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For more information, please go to:
www.massjobscreation.org
or contact: Laurie Taymor-Berry at (617) 491-1318.
1 Available online at
http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/neei/neeitoc.htm
2 Michigan.gov (December 7, 2004). "Governor Signs
Executive Order Creating Council for Labor and
Economic Growth." Michigan:
Author. Available online at
http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192--106005--,00.html
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