Meritus Health in Hagerstown plans to lay off 56 employees, saying it needs to do so in order to stay within its budget for fiscal year 2014.

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The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 8,000 last week to 339,000, evidence that layoffs ticked up. Still, the increase wasn't enough to suggest the job market is worsening.

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Sun Products Corp., whose products include Wisk, Snuggle and Sun, said Tuesday it will close its Holabird Avenue manufacturing plant in June.

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Meritus Health is cutting 120 positions, including 60 current workers, and reduce hours for another 43 workers.

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Citigroup Inc. says it plans to close a Hagerstown unit that employs about 650 people servicing home loans that have gone into default.

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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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Legg Mason will be laying off about 20 employees in its auditing department in Baltimore, the company said Tuesday. The 20 employees are the bulk of the firm’s auditing staff.

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TORONTO — BlackBerry said Friday that it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss a week earlier than the results were expected. Shares were halted pending ...

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WASHINGTON — Employers cut jobs in 20 states last month, suggesting modest improvement in the U.S. job market this year is not enough to benefit all areas of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that 29 states added jobs, ...

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WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 309,000. But the data was distorted for the second straight week by reporting delays. The Labor Department says the less volatile four-week ...

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