The state’s May total unemployment rate is down 0.3 percentage points at 6.1 percent following a revision to the April unemployment rate of 6.4 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.  
 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 9,200 jobs in May. This follows last month’s revised gain of 10,200 jobs. Over the month, Leisure and Hospitality once again had the largest gains with 3,200 jobs added followed by Education and Health Services, adding 2,400 jobs. Since December 2020, Massachusetts has gained 91,800 jobs. 
 
From May 2020 to May 2021, BLS estimates Massachusetts gained 357,700 jobs.  Education and Health Services gained the most jobs, adding 50,600 followed by Leisure and Hospitality, adding 43,400 jobs. 
 
The May unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the national rate of 5.8 percent reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.