Massachusetts spared from national, regional jumps in unemployment rates

New England's unemployment rate rose in March, although Massachusetts' saw no change on a month-over-month basis.

The region's unemployment rate for the month rose .2 percentage points to 4.8 percent, compared to February's rate of 4.6 percent, according to a report by The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor.

In Massachusetts, the March unemployment was 4.4 percent -- unchanged from February. The national rate was 5.1 percent in March, compared to 4.8 percent in February.

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New Hampshire led the region with the lowest unemployment rate of 3.9 percent for March, while Rhode Island reported the highest unemployment rate of 6.1 percent.