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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 »Americans filing unemployment claims at highest level in 8 months
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 »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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Read More »Maryland’s 4% jobless rate in May lowest since start of pandemic
Maryland gained 10,500 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate once again fell, hitting 4%.
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Read More »After ‘perfect storm,’ nearly all valid unemployment claims cleared, Md. official says
Maryland's labor secretary said her agency has all but cleared a backlog of "legitimate and honest" unemployment insurance claims but still faces a fraud tsunami.
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Read More »428,000 jobs added in April despite surging inflation
America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages and more.
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Read More »Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week as the total number of Americans collecting aid fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years.
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Read More »Md. gained 3,900 jobs in March; unemployment rate hits pandemic low
Maryland gained 3,900 jobs in March as the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6%, according to preliminary numbers released Friday.
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Read More »Unemployment claims stayed at historically low levels last week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels.
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Read More »Maryland added 16,700 jobs in February; jobless rate down to 5%
Bolstered by strong gains in the education and health care and hospitality sectors, Maryland gained 16,700 jobs in February.
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