Maryland's business and economic development climate suffers from poor perception rather than actual underperformance, according to state officials.

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First-year associate hiring either remained steady or went down at many Maryland law firms this year.

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Economists wax Shakespearean about the latest jobs report.

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Maryland gained 2,300 jobs in March, the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced Friday, and unemployment dropped to 5.6 percent.

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More than two-thirds of the states reported job gains in March, as hiring improves for much of the country during what has been a sluggish but sustained 4 1/2-year recovery.

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President Barack Obama has taken an important step to end pay inequality between the sexes. An executive order he signed this week prohibits federal contractors, who employ more than 20 percent of the country's workers, from retaliating against employees who share salary information.

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A lower percentage of Maryland students found jobs requiring bar passage last year, with each law school’s figures falling below the national average of 62.2 percent, the American Bar Association reported.

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The construction industry says it's in danger of running short on workers to keep up with the demand for building projects, as employees age and more teens are pushed to go to college.

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U.S. service firms expanded more quickly last month as new orders rose and hiring increased, a positive sign the economy is rebounding after an unusually cold winter.

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Canadian cheesemaker Saputo Inc. says it's closing its plant in Hancock, eliminating 60 jobs in a western Maryland town that has lost three other big manufacturers in the past decade.

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