Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,451 ...

Defying fears of a pandemic-driven Great Depression and bucking Federal Reserve interest rate hikes as well, the U.S. job ...

January hiring was narrow. Healthcare (44,000 new jobs), retail (34,000) and government (32,000) together accounted for 77% ...

Thousands tuned in to a town hall with members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, seeking answers to questions about the changes to the federal workforce.

Maryland has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

By Matthew Weller - 18 hours ago 2 NFP report expectations: +169K jobs, +0.3% m/m earnings, unemployment at 4.1% Leading indicators point to a potentially above-expected reading in this month’s ...

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs. U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose by 11,000 to ...

Governor Wes Moore today delivered his third State of the State address. Before a joint session of the Maryland General ...

Investing.com - The U.S. employment report for January released on Friday painted a mixed picture of the labor market as job creation smashed expectations, but the jobless rate ticked up ...

Unemployment has risen to 5.1 percent, the highest level since 2020. The latest figure, released on Wednesday morning,. Consensus economist forecasts were for the unemployment rate to rise to 5.1 ...