Today the Chamber officially launched its Massachusetts Jobs Update, an economic snapshot highlighting statewide and regional job trends and benchmarking our progress toward closing the jobs gap that persists in the Commonwealth.

Headlines from this month’s update include:

o       Massachusetts adds 2,800 jobs in Aug; highest total jobs since Nov. ’01 but 97,200 jobs short of historical jobs peak.

o       Nearly all regions add jobs year-to-year; Greater Boston grows fastest, Merrimack Valley level.

o       State financial service jobs up 0.7% last twelve months.

The full report can be found at bostonchamber.com