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Mass. wants new concepts to reboot listless financial system

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By seemingly each measure, the Massachusetts financial system will seemingly proceed to keep up its sluggish tempo for the foreseeable future, shedding floor to not solely its neighbors, but in addition competitor states throughout the nation.

Our state stays caught in an intractable enterprise loop brought on by its excessive value of dwelling, a flat labor market, risky state tax revenues, a decline in inhabitants development, and restrictive federal insurance policies associated to commerce, analysis, and immigration.

That’s the view of coverage specialists in academia and Beacon Hill.

No marvel that in response to the Related Industries of Massachusetts’ latest month-to-month Enterprise Confidence Index, sentiment amongst Bay State employers remained in pessimistic territory by means of September, the identical place it’s been caught since March.

Michael Goodman, a professor of public coverage on the College of Massachusetts Dartmouth, mentioned he doesn’t count on Massachusetts to maneuver right into a recession over the approaching yr, however as an alternative will stay caught in a “sluggish development, larger value setting.”

The state’s unemployment fee in August remained at 4.8% — in comparison with the 4.3% nationwide share — for the fourth straight month, in response to the Govt Workplace of Labor and Workforce Improvement. Employment was steady, however job development had slowed, in response to the workplace.

Mike Lynch, an affiliate director for U.S. financial service at S&P International Market Intelligence, mentioned labor market challenges will stay within the native skilled, scientific, and expertise providers industries.

These points will conspire with a “sharp deceleration” in inhabitants and labor pressure development, constricting the accessible expertise pool for employers, he mentioned.

However these broad-brush assumptions don’t element to what diploma our state financial system has deteriorated.

The Massachusetts Alternative Alliance reported in September that in response to complete new information by means of the primary quarter of 2025, the Bay State’s non-public sector employment has dropped even additional since 2024, remaining far under pre-COVID ranges.

The brand new Bureau of Labor Statistics information paint a bleak image for Massachusetts. Not solely are whole private-sector job tendencies nonetheless under pre-COVID ranges, Massachusetts jobs have additional declined by means of the primary quarter of 2025.

In comparison with pre-COVID ranges in January 2020, Massachusetts has had internet losses of almost 37,000 private-sector jobs 5 years later, representing 1.2% of whole non-public employment.

In the meantime, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island have all seen internet job good points since 2020.

Extra regarding, key competitor states reminiscent of Florida and North Carolina have soared previous Massachusetts, with each seeing double or triple the speed of New England’s non-public sector job development during the last 5 years.

And a current CNBC report famous {that a} rising physique of knowledge reveals that current faculty grads, feeling the brunt of the weakening labor market, are having a uniquely troublesome time making an attempt to clinch their first full-time jobs.

It’s the identical inhabitants that’s more likely to flee Massachusetts for extra reasonably priced areas with higher job prospects, like North Carolina and Florida.

Plainly put, Massachusetts wants to attract a brand new, inventive blueprint that capitalizes on the one true ace up its sleeve — mental capital.

Attractive and retaining companies that depend on that mind energy will give Massachusetts a combating probability to reverse its fortunes.

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Initially Printed: October 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM EDT

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