Money Jobless in Massachusetts? You’re in luck: The best and worst states to be unemployed June 2, 2019June 2, 2019Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall StreetComments Off on Jobless in Massachusetts? You’re in luck: The best and worst states to be unemployed The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in April, pushing the monthly unemployment rate down to 3.6% — the lowest level since 1969.