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Mail Call - Sept. 5
“The Romney plan is to bankrupt Medicare totally, then say ‘I was wrong.’ Obama is trying to save Medicare for the future. It will be bankrupt in eight years if the handouts to insurance companies continue as present. Obama is stopping...Tags: Government Health Care, Republican Party, Bankruptcy, Tampa, Politics
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July unemployment rate falls to 8.5 percent in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate fell in Washington County from 8.8 percent in June to 8.5 percent in July as both the number of people employed and unemployed decreased, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Jobless rates up slightly in Franklin, Fulton counties
Franklin County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.9 percent in July, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. It marks the county’s highest rate...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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At bankers roundtable, Rep. Capito says job creation is 'real issue'
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comLong-term unemployment is “a real problem” facing the U.S. economy, a lead economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said Wednesday during a bankers roundtable at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College near Martinsburg. Robert...Tags: Banking, Corporate Officers, Unemployment, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance
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Washington County's unemployment rate rose to 8.7 in June
lauren.kirkwood@herald-mail.comWashington County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June, moving to 8.7 percent from May’s revised 8.5 percent, according to figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The May rate was revised...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Franklin, Fulton counties experience increases in unemployment in June
The unemployment rates worsened in Franklin and Fulton counties from May to June, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. In Franklin County, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-half of a...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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U.S. hiring outlook improves, but economy still weak
The outlook for the U.S. job market brightened a little Thursday after the government said fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week and surveys of private companies showed hiring increased in June. The economy is still far from healthy....
Tags: European Central Bank, Companies and Corporations, China, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Unemployment
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Tuscarora area business officials attend Corbett breakfast
Tuscarora Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mary-Anne Gordon and Tuscarora Area Development Association board member Don MacAskill joined representatives of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and other local chamber leaders from...Tags: Tom Corbett, Politics, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Brad Sell and Meg Harsh: SCIP focus group sets its sights on economic growth
The United Way and Community Foundation of Washington County are writing monthly columns in The Herald-Mail to keep the Strategic Community Impact Plan (SCIP) process in the forefront of the community’s conscience and to report on the progress...Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Small Businesses, Marketing, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economic Policy
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Franklin County jobless rate stays same, Fulton County sees increase
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., held steady in April at 6.1 percent, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Neighboring Fulton County saw its seasonally adjusted...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Employment Opportunities, Employment, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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Md. governor gives keynote address at N.H. convention
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley rallied New Hampshire Democrats at the state party convention Saturday by sounding the “move forward” theme of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. “Move forward and not back,”...Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Republican Party, Scott Walker, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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Economist Anirban Basu: Recent signs have not been encouraging
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe willingness of Americans to buy new shoes or even a new bicycle is the kind of economic enthusiasm that has been fueling recent growth in the economy. But a worn sole and a flat tire might be just ahead. Recent sales data in Washington County and...Tags: Marketing, Personal Income, Consumer Confidence, Economic Indicator, Consumers
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