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Unemployment up to 7% as Maryland’s labor market remains unsettled
Maryland’s labor market continued to flounder in June as the unemployment rate rose to 7 percent and the state posted the worst rate of job growth in the country in […]
P.G. County agrees to pay $4M to foreign teachers
UPPER MARLBORO — The public school system in Maryland‘s Prince George’s County has agreed to pay $4 million to reimburse more than 1,000 foreign teachers it hired and required to […]
O’Malley quiet on Md. jobs report
Updated at 4 p.m. Gov. Martin O’Malley released a statement on the May jobs report just a few minutes ago. In it, he acknowledges “May was a tough month for […]
Week in Review – 5/27/2011
Inner Harbor makeover Sweeping redevelopment plans for the Inner Harbor — including a $900 million multiplex for a new arena, hotel and expanded convention center, waterfront attractions and a new look […]
Bill giving workers paid sick days reintroduced
BOSTON — A bill that would require employers to give workers paid sick leave has been revived in Congress after it was first introduced in 2004. The Healthy Families Act […]
Md. unemployment dips to lowest level since 2009
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland employers shed 7,100 jobs in January, but the state’s jobless rate fell to its lowest point in more than a year and a half, according to figures […]
Baltimore hosts US House hearing on foreclosures
A U.S. House committee is visiting Baltimore to hear about how the foreclosure crisis has affected the city and the state of Maryland. The House Committee on Oversight and Government […]
Are companies excluding jobless from applying?
WASHINGTON — Are companies saying no to jobless applicants when there are job openings? After news accounts about the practice and requests from concerned lawmakers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
Perryville hasn’t seen any money from Hollywood Casino
Hollywood Casino Perryville has made $35.3 million since its September opening, but the town of Perryville itself hasn’t seen a dime. According to state law, 5.5 percent of the gross […]
Maryland unemployment held steady in December
Maryland‘s unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent in December even as payrolls in the state shrank by 6,900 jobs, according to figures released Tuesday morning by the Department of Labor, […]
16 new recruits to help with bay clean up
The fight to clean up the Chesapeake Bay just got a new army. Sixteen fresh-faced young men and women clad in white polo shirts took the stage in Annapolis last […]
