WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses added 177,000 jobs last month, a private survey found, a solid gain that suggests the economy is still expanding despite recent signs of slower growth. April’s hiring is down from a revised 255,000 in the previous ...

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Riots and crime remain convenient excuses for Baltimore’s most recent population drop, but more complicated factors, such as taxes and employment, also play a role. Obscured behind headlines about spiking homicides and school dysfunction are less sexy issues, such as ...

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Anirban Basu, economist and CEO of Sage Policy Group, spoke with The Daily Record Monday about jobs in Baltimore not being sufficient to support multifamily developments in the pipeline. Here are a few interesting observations that didn’t make it into ...

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Last month’s housing numbers from Maryland’s major metro areas continued their strong, recent performance as the nation’s economy continued to expand. The median sale price for a home in the Baltimore metro area compared to the same time last year ...

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With the presidential inauguration just days away, small-business owners are more optimistic about the economy than they were before the election, reported a new business economic outlook survey by M&T Bank released Tuesday. About 40 percent of small businesses surveyed ...

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Two months after the election and just weeks away from the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, bankers are predicting a strong year for the economy, even if they are not sure what the new administration will address upon taking office. At ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs in July, a sign of confidence in the economy that will likely ease concerns about signs of weak growth in the midst of the presidential race. The unemployment rate remained a ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. The unemployment rate held steady at a low 4.9 percent. The Labor ...

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WASHINGTON — American employers added a strong 292,000 jobs in December, suggesting that the U.S. economy is so far defying global trends and growing at a solid pace. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained 5 percent for a ...

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WASHINGTON —The U.S. economy generated another month of solid hiring in November, making it highly likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates from record lows this month. The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 211,000 jobs, led ...

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