FOXBORO — A black bear found its way to a patch of woods at a busy rotary at Forbes Crossing off Foxborough Boulevard Friday morning, providing a window to wildlife
But what happens when there is no business to do?
As 2020 began, that seemed an unlikely question for the area to face. In February, the unemployment rate in Attleboro was 3.5 percent, according to the stateâs labor department. In real terms that meant that out of a labor force of 25,885 people some 24,968 were employed. Jobless rates in surrounding communities were similarly low â mostly in the range that economists say constitutes full employment.
And while wages hadnât quite rebounded from the Great Recession of 2008, one of the hot topics of discussion was the revival of American manufacturing, to the point where area companiesâ major concern was recruiting enough workers with the right skills.