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The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy.
Read More »Hiring stays strong, complicating Fed’s inflation fight
Md. lost 10.5K jobs in October, data shows
Maryland lost 10,500 jobs in October and the state's unemployment rate increased to 4.5%, according to preliminary numbers released Friday.
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Read More »Employers keep hiring briskly even in face of Fed rate hikes
America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, a sign that the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.
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Read More »Job openings rise unexpectedly in bad news for inflation fight
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market is not cooling as fast as the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve hoped.
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Read More »Md. gained 5,300 jobs in September; jobless rate fell to 4%
Maryland's unemployment rate fell from 4.3% to 4% last month as the state, buoyed by hiring in the hospitality sector, added 5,300 jobs.
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Read More »Md. launches $15M program to jump-start construction hiring
Maryland officials are hoping to jump-start construction hiring in advance of a wave of federal funding for infrastructure projects.
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Read More »Another month of solid hiring suggests more big Fed hikes
America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates.
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Read More »Job openings sink as economy slows, cost to borrow rises
The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July as businesses grow less desperate for workers.
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Read More »Lower job gains in August could aid Fed’s inflation fight
America’s employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending.
Read More »Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers.
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