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Md. sheds 6,200 jobs in April, Labor Department says
Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending. But the government's...
Tags: Adecco SA, Layoffs and Downsizing, Economic Indicator, U.S. Department of Labor, Fort Meade (military base)
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Bill would force contractors to hire city residents
The City Council is poised to vote Monday on a bill that would require businesses receiving large city contracts or major financial support to hire 51 percent of new workers from Baltimore — or face sanctions. "We have the highest unemployment...
Tags: Bernard C. Young, Baltimore Development Corporation, Sales, Employment Opportunities, Laws
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New college grads face difficult job market
Jackie Carter had it all mapped out. She would attend college year-round and graduate early, land a job in criminal justice, start paying off student loans, move into her own apartment and invest in her first smartphone. But the 22-year-old Towson...
Tags: Loans, Students, Colleges and Universities, Philosophy, Teaching and Learning
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The sequester gives Obama one more chance to blow it
In President Barack Obama's running argument with the Republicans in Congress over who's responsible for the legislative stalemate on Capitol Hill, he suffers self-inflicted wounds by continuing to run up the same white flag that undermined his own...
Tags: Gun Control, U.S. Senate, Elections, Economic Stimulus Plan, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...
Tags: Judges, Ray LaHood, Justice System, Layoffs and Downsizing, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Aramark says it will lay off 202 dining workers
Aramark warned state regulators that it will lay off about 200 dining-service workers in Baltimore as a result of a lost contract, the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said Tuesday. The 202-job cut will come when Aramark's...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Johns Hopkins University, Employees
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Congress flies blind
What does it require to get members of Congress to take action quickly and decisively on an issue of federal spending? Now we know. The possibility that they will be delayed in an airport terminal somewhere waiting for a flight out of town is apparently...
Tags: Elections, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress, Health Treatments, Unemployment Benefits
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Marriott plans 35 layoffs in June, several hundred later
Bethesda-based Marriott International warned the state that it will lay off 35 employees in June, and potentially several hundred others later in the year, the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said Friday. The company's layoff...Tags: Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Markets, Job Layoffs, Marriott International Inc.
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About 400 U.S. flights delayed as sequestration takes hold
Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday, though the nation's air...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Congress, Layoffs and Downsizing, Jay Carney
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Md. employers add 4,700 jobs in March, Labor Dept. says
Maryland employers added 4,700 jobs in March, gains driven by the private sector, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday. It was the fourth straight month of increases, though at a lower level than the previous three. The expansion brought...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Department of Labor, Financial and Business Services
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O'Malley to tackle veteran unemployment
Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to tackle the high unemployment rate among Maryland veterans, his office said Tuesday. By the end of 2015, O'Malley aims to reduce veteran unemployment from 5.3 percent to below 3 percent, which economists would consider...
Tags: Annapolis, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Employment, Executive Branch
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'VEEP' goes deep in Season 2, and there's more Julia Louis-Dreyfus to love
"Deep" and "sitcom" are not words often used in the same sentence. But a visit to the "VEEP" soundstage in Columbia gave a glimpse of the larger cultural power of this savvy satire from HBO, returning for its second season Sunday night. I also came away...
Tags: Celebrities, Television, Elections, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs
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