NEW! Economic Independence Calculator
What are the real costs of living in Massachusetts in 2010? This invaluble interactive tool will allow you to easily determine how much it costs for a specific family-type to live in any community in Massachusetts! By selecting your city or town, and number and ages of children, you will learn the real costs for housing, childcare, healthcare, food, and transportation.
New! Hot Jobs 2010
The “Hot Jobs 2010” report is CWU's triennial survey of the Massachusetts labor market to identify career paths that lead to economic self-sufficiency. “Hot Jobs 2010” defines Hot Jobs as careers that require two years or less of post-secondary education or training, meet the Mass. Index income level for a single-parent family with two children, and currently post high vacancy rates.
“Hot Jobs 2010” identifies just 11 jobs in Massachusetts that meet the criteria, down from 26 in 2007 when CWU last published its Hot Jobs report.






