Red Mass Group on Gov. Patrick's success at bringing jobs to the Commonwealth.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released it's state-by-state economic data for the month of June today. Massachusetts unemployment rose from 8.2% in May to 8.6% in June. This 0.4% increase was worse than the national increase of 0.1%, worse than any other New England state, and 40th nationally overall. While we are in a national and international economic recession, under one party Democratic rule Massachusetts continues to do one of the worst jobs at handling the recession.

Since January of 2007 when Deval Patrick became Governor and joined the Democratic super majorities in the state legislature unemployment has risen from 4.6% to 8.6%. 137,506 people have been added to the list of unemployed and Massachusetts has shed 134,442 net jobs. Massachusetts all time high was 10.9% in January, 1976.

Just wait until Deval's tax hikes go into effect.

UPDATE: More from Mary Connaughton, the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.

SECOND UPDATE: From Hub Politics, Hillary Chabot and Dave Wedge.

THIRD UPDATE: More from the Globe and the Boston Herald.