The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy reopens rapidly.

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U.S. employers added 248,000 jobs in September, a burst of hiring that helped drive down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008.

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A recent NACo report tells the story of Garrett County as a role model for economic development.

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Maryland’s jobless rate dropped to 6.9 percent in November as payrolls swelled in the state for the third straight month, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The private sector did all of the ...

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NEW YORK — A private research group says its measure of future economic activity rose 0.4 percent in March, the ninth straight monthly increase. The gains in the index suggest that the economy will strengthen as summer approaches, despite rising ...

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Maryland’s employers added 5,900 jobs last month, but the state’s unemployment rate held steady at a seasonally adjusted 7.4 percent. It was the first October expansion of employment rolls since 2007, according to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and ...

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