America’s employers added a stunning 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation.
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Read More »February 3, 2023 Leave a comment
America’s employers added a stunning 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation.
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Maryland’s unemployment rate dropped to 4% in December 2022, according to preliminary data released Tuesday.
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Read More »December 29, 2022 Comments Off on Maryland’s workforce training programs ready for economic uncertainty
Maryland’s workforce training programs face a potential influx of enrollees as the economic pendulum swings from high unemployment to low unemployment.
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Read More »December 16, 2022 Comments Off on Md. sees 1,400 new jobs created in November as unemployment rate falls
Maryland gained 1,400 jobs in November and the unemployment rate decreased, according to preliminary survey data.
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Read More »November 4, 2022 Comments Off on 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 »October 21, 2022 Comments Off on 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 »August 19, 2022 Comments Off on Md. gained 12K jobs in July; unemployment dips to 3.9%
Maryland added 12,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.9%, according to preliminary survey data released Friday.
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Read More »July 21, 2022 Comments Off on Americans filing unemployment claims at highest level in 8 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in more than eight months.
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Read More »July 14, 2022 Comments Off on Weekly unemployment claims at highest point in nearly 8 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week hit its highest level in nearly 8 months, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell.
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Read More »July 7, 2022 Comments Off on Unemployment claims rise to 235K, most in nearly six months
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six months.
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