unemployment and layoffs

For six weeks during the summer of 1972 I was an umpire. I called Little League baseball and men's fast pitch softball games for teams in Baltimore County. Most of the other umpires were grown men, and I have vivid memories of drowning in my oversized mask and chest protector. Whether it was an easy game to call or a nail-biter, I would not trade the experience for anything. I was employed, learning the fundamentals of managing the money I was making and gaining experience handling challenging

Maryland employers added 7,700 jobs in June, making up the lost ground from the rough month before, the federal government said Friday.

Republican Larry Hogan¿s campaign for governor quietly removed from an online ad a controversial photo of his gubernatorial opponent Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown ¿Zaching¿ for the camera.

Maryland's unemployment rate ticked upward as employers shed 1,300 jobs in May, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday.

The labor union representing service workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital have given the medical institution notice that employees are prepared to strike next week if negotiations over wages remained at a deadlock.

Politically convenient lies are a lot cheaper than real solutions for America's stubborn poverty rate, Robert Reich writes.

The Annapolis City Council adopted a $96.5 million operating budget early Tuesday morning that lays off seven employees, increases a tax on businesses and increases some parking fines.

More millennials are creating their own jobs, either as a response to a continually crummy economy in which they can't find work, or because they would rather be their own bosses and run their own businesses.

The poor state of our nation's infrastructure is shocking. Driving on Maryland roads in need of repair costs the state nearly $1.6 billion a year in operating costs and vehicle repairs; that's $422 per motorist. Congress should not only boost the Highway Trust Fund, but also take steps to incentivize public-private partnerships in infrastructure investment.

The question of Maryland's economic competitiveness with Virginia is more nuanced than the candidates admit, and so are the finances of marijuana legalization.

A significant number of Baltimore-area residents are struggling with so many challenges — from a lack of education to a lack of a car — that they're hard-pressed to land a job and even harder-pressed to find one that can lift them out of poverty, according to a regional group of government agencies, foundations and other players.

Observers wonder whether Cornell Brooks, the new president of the NAACP, will be a cipher or a savior for the Baltimore-based organization.

In this unusually eventful Howard County election season, the crowded field of state candidates was enough Saturday to fill three long tables with contenders for the county¿s 12 seats in the State House.

Maryland gained 9,300 jobs in April, pressing down the state's unemployment rate to 5.5 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday.

U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger called on out-of-work Marylanders to send him their stories Monday as he and other Democrats push for a House vote on extended unemployment benefits.

Millennials may do better in the job market with vocational training over higher education.

Jobless rate doesn't give a true picture of the economy

The Baltimore-based NAACP will lay off 7 percent of its national staff as it continues to search for a permanent leader, a decision the civil rights organization says is necessary because of financial concerns.

Controversial legislation intended to help ex-convicts find jobs is headed to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for her expected signature after the City Council gave the measure final approval Monday.

Maryland employers added 2,300 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged since February, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday.

Annapolis Mayor Mike Pantelides, who won office last fall by just 59 votes, has faced criticism on multiple fronts during his first months on the job.

Loyola University Maryland has laid off 15 staff members and its president said Friday that the college had reached a "critical moment" where large tuition increases could no longer be sustained.

Legislation currently before the Baltimore City Council — Council Bill 13-301, to ban the check box that asks about a job seeker's criminal history on the employment applications of companies doing business in the city — has been held up by critics and is in danger of dying.

The Annapolis mayor and city council held a public hearing Monday night on the city's proposed budget, which calls for 13 layoffs and furloughs for all employees.

The Annapolis mayor and city council will hold public hearings on the city's proposed budget Monday night. The hearings are scheduled as part of the council's regular meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 160 Duke of Gloucester St.