WASHINGTON — Divisions within the Federal Reserve over how to pump up the economy and lower unemployment came into sharper view Wednesday. Three Fed officials squared off in competing speeches over how much help would come from one likely next ...

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While Labor Day has come and gone, the long-term prospects of the nation’s work force remain a central preoccupation for many. No stranger to unemployment and underemployment in the decades since the decline of our manufacturing prowess, Baltimore has wrestled ...

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The loss of 1,400 U.S. Census jobs in August contributed to an increase in Maryland’s unemployment rate for the month, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Maryland’s unemployment rate inched up to 7.3 ...

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WASHINGTON — Unemployment fell in only 18 states last month, a much smaller number than in recent months and a sign that jobs remain scarce nationwide. The Labor Department says the jobless rate rose in 14 states and stayed the ...

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A series of amendments to the governor’s job creation tax credit proposal died Wednesday in the House of Delegates as the legislation moved closer to final approval. The amendments ranged from a provision that would require the state to check ...

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