The issue of raising the minimum wage appears to be gaining traction as a cause likely to be championed in the 2014 session of the Maryland General Assembly.

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NEW YORK — The government’s monthly survey of the U.S. job market is always important on Wall Street. It’s even more important these days. Investors are trying to figure out when the Federal Reserve will decide that the economy is ...

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Nearly 200 people will lose their jobs after the New Year at a Saks Inc. distribution center in Aberdeen, according to a notice filed Wednesday with the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

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Though Maryland’s jobs count has made a full recovery — returning to its pre-recession level — a still-high unemployment rate, a growing workforce, uncertainty in the federal government and ongoing transformation within the state economy indicate room for progress remains.

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Maryland continued to add jobs in June, but the state’s unemployment rate crept to 7 percent for the first time since last July.

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The Housing Authority of Baltimore City will receive a federal grant of $1,050,160 for its YouthBuild Program from the U.S Department of Labor.

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Maryland’s unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent in April — its lowest point in four years — despite the state’s economy losing 6,200 jobs, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12 -10 to confirm Perez, currently the ...

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is defending Thomas Perez’s tenure as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and says he would make a great secretary of Labor. Holder told leaders of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday ...

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Maryland’s unemployment rate remained steady at 6.6. percent after 4,700 jobs were added in March, according to data released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised February’s initial ...

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