The state’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in October, down a tenth of a percent from the previous month’s rate and 0.2 percent from a year before, numbers that are historically low but remain above the national average. The national unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for October, down about...
Hiring someone with autism to help her with administrative tasks left Erica Wight stressed about the way that decision could ultimately make more work for her. Three or four months after she brought the new employee on board, Wight said, she stopped back-checking his work — it was flawless. The...
The top Baltimore-area employers for large companies in 2017.
The top Baltimore-area employers for mid-size companies in 2017.
The top Baltimore-area employers for small companies in 2017.
If you've recently graduated college then congratulations are in order-you've reached a significant life milestone and should be proud of your accomplishment! That said, just because you've achieved this goal doesn't mean your work is done. For many people, graduating from college is the starting...
Sometimes we get so focused on our current jobs that we forget to focus on "the big professional picture," which includes our entire career arc-from start to finish. The truth is, we should always think about our professional lives as a journey rather than a single destination and have a plan for...
Dealing with sometimes demanding, sometimes ornery, sometimes outright hostile customers may be the biggest challenge any retail employee must face. Retail places all employees in a veritable public relations position because the way employees handle customers reflects on the business as a whole....
We all know that promotions are wonderful and momentous occasions on our individual career journeys-but are they always the right move for us? The answer might not be as clear cut as you think. Sure, promotions typically come with new challenges and opportunities (and usually more prestige and...
The term "team player" is so often used as an essential professional attribute that it's become a well-worn cliché-but that doesn't make it any less of a valuable skill to have if you want to be successful at work, regardless of your occupation or industry. Being able to work well with others and...
A lot has changed in the auto sales business since Lou Cohen opened a small used car lot on Liberty Heights Avenue in Baltimore in 1961. Cohen, now president and CEO of BMW of Towson, was fresh out of the Army when he took his his first job with another dealer before branching out to sell, and...
People have been selling goods and services on credit since ancient times, and it’s long been common outside the United States for businesses to take out insurance to protect themselves when customers fail to pay. But recently U.S. businesses have shown renewed interest in buying such policies,...
Neal Fiorelli spent the first part of his professional life in insurance and banking as something of an odd-shaped cog in a strict corporate wheel. So when his job moved from Baltimore to Buffalo, he decided not to follow. But he didn’t stop pondering his experiences. One main theme stuck in his...
Ed Saul wakes up each morning, puts on a pot of coffee and lets out his dog. From his Carroll County home, he then logs onto a system that tracks every stage of production, down to the minute, at the Domino Sugar refinery nearly 30 miles away in Baltimore. The 72-year-old distribution manager is...
As a seventh-grader, Mick Arnold tagged along one summer as his father visited customers of his packaging business. One asked the boy what he wanted to do when he grew up. “I said I’d like to do what my dad does. I’d like to be involved in packaging,” Arnold, now 47 and president of the fourth-generation...
Amazon’s move to boost its U.S. workers’ minimum wage to $15 per hour next month could put pressure on large retailers and other employers to follow with similar increases, especially amid a tight labor market where job openings often outnumber applicants. Employers in areas where Amazon operates...
The unemployment rate in Maryland ticked down in August to 4.2 percent from 4.3 percent the previous month, but remained higher than a year ago when it was 4 percent. The dip was the first downward movement in the rate in six months and narrowed the gap to the national unemployment rate of 3.9...
Under Armour plans to slash its global workforce by 400 workers by early next year, a move the Baltimore-based brand said is necessary as it seeks to rejuvenate sales of athletic apparel and shoes in a market dominated by rival Nike. The layoffs of 3 percent of its employees is the latest phase...
Unions representing thousands of Social Security Administration employees said Thursday that the agency is lifting rules that restricted the unions’ ability to advocate for members in the workplace. The rules had been issued by President Donald Trump in three executive orders May 25. A federal...
The continued demand for instant delivery of goods has led three companies to lease large warehouses in Harford County, and eventually create up to 400 new jobs. The leases, two with companies new to the area, total 1.5 million square feet of space in Aberdeen and Perryman, according to MRP Industrial,...
Alex Dame lost her health insurance in April, the letter arriving the same day she had a doctor’s appointment to treat a chronic condition. She paid out of pocket. More recently, Dame said, her hours as a banquet server for the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront have been cut. She had to take a microloan...
Male doctors in Maryland are paid about 50 percent more on average than their female counterparts, according to a new survey commissioned by the state’s largest professional association for physicians. The survey by Merritt Hawkins, a national search and consulting firm for doctors, found that...
Maryland ‘s unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent in June despite the state losing about 5,500, mostly government jobs, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistic. The rate in Maryland has been unchanged for months, and remains slightly above June’s national...
Did you forget to nominate your company as a Top Workplace in the Baltimore region? It’s not too late. The Baltimore Sun Media Group extended the deadline to Aug. 10 for nominations for the eighth annual Top Workplaces list. For the past seven years, The Sun has showcased the region's Top Workplaces...
After the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that public employees cannot be forced to pay union fees, labor union leaders in Maryland called it another attack on worker rights and vowed to step up their fights to improve workplaces. In a setback for the unions, the federal justices overturned a 41-year-old...
The Supreme Court dealt labor unions a sharp defeat Wednesday, ruling that teachers, police officers and other public employees cannot be forced to pay dues or fees to support their unions. By a 5-4 vote, the justices overturned a 41-year-old precedent and ruled that the 1st Amendment protects...
A group of registered nurses has filed a formal charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Johns Hopkins Hospital for allegedly impeding their efforts to form a union. National Nurses United announced the labor complaint Monday, alleging that hospital management prevented nurses from...
A company that makes protective body wear for the military and police plans to move to Baltimore from Prince George’s county in July and ramp up to 26 employees by year’s end. Officials with Semforex Inc. said they would relocate 10 workers initially to 1100 Wicomico St. in Pigtown, near Carroll...
Americans spend on average half of their waking lives at work, but how many are working for the weekend as opposed to being able to say this: “The people I work with are awesome. We are all dedicated to doing the best we can and support each other to succeed. Everyone is a team player and goes...
Discount grocer Aldi is holding a job fair Monday to hire workers for ia new store it plans to open in Timonium. The fast-growing retailer is seeking store associates, manager trainees and shift managers for the store. The event will be held Monday — Memorial Day — for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aldi...