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Chris Geehern, executive vice president for public affairs and communications at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, details the reasons behind Massachusetts employer pessimism in AIM's Business Confidence Index and predicts how long it will be before businesses in the state are optimistic again.

The current worker shortage in Massachusetts is putting the onus on employers to be 'employers of choice.' Business group AIM says data shows the projected number of available jobs and projected growth in the workforce will further widen the divide in coming years.

Index from Associated Industries of Massachusetts shows that employer confidence climbed to a 14-month high in November

Massachusetts business confidence in July is up by two points from June.

It’s being called the “Great Resignation.” Millions of workers are quitting their jobs or leaving the workforce entirely amid the tightest labor market in decades.

Although it’s practically brand new, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has revealed employer attitudes in the region are trending more optimistic than the rest of the state.

Employers are hiring, tech and biotech businesses are booming, and labor is having a moment. But COVID-19 still clouds the economic forecast for the year ahead.

The Massachusetts Legislature will vote Wednesday on a constitutional amendment imposing a surtax on those making $1 million or more a year, marking a final step before it can go before voters in the fall of 2022.

Local Refugee Agencies Scramble To Welcome A Surge Of Newcomers This Fall Faith leaders and members of human rights groups protest outside of the U.S. Capitol during a demonstration calling congress not to end refugee resettlement programs on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana / FR159526 AP After years of steep declines in the number of refugees coming to the region, organizations dedicated to helping people resettle in Massachusetts after fleeing war and persecution are r...

Priority Should Be Economic Recovery By Chris Geehern The unprecedented upheaval of 2020 will change the way we live and work for years to come, says John Regan, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). Regan punctuated his annual State of Massachusetts Business Address with a call for state policymakers to support the recovery of an economy that remains fragile in the wake of the ongoing public-health crisis. “Hundreds of thousands of our friends and neighbors in M...