Mass. jobless rate falls below 3% for first time post-pandemic

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in May, nearly a full point below the national rate, as the labor market continues to hold up despite slower economic growth in recent months.The jobless rated released Friday morning was 0.3 percentage points below the revised April rate of 3.1 percent. The April jobless rate was originally reported last month at 3.3 percent.The largest month-over-month job gains in the private sector were in education and health services, fol