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Jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent in Washington County
holly.shok@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 8.2 percent in March to 7.8 percent in April, reflecting the same rate reported in April 2012, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment
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Woman takes multiple roads to success
arnoldp@herald-mail.comUnlike many Americans, Ruby Harley didn’t lose work during the recession. In fact, the Inwood, W.Va., woman gained work — holding two jobs at the same time before the recession, three jobs simultaneously during the recession and two jobs now....Tags: Loudoun County, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Newspaper and Magazine, Medical Specialization
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Religion and Belief, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Letterkenny furlough reduced to 11 days
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comEmployees at Letterkenny Army Depot are facing fewer furlough days than originally expected — workers are looking at 11 days without pay rather than 14. The 11 days are down from the 14 that the Pentagon advised would be needed, and only half of...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Career and Workplace, Chuck Hagel, Layoffs and Downsizing, Personal Finance
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First Data in Hagerstown lays off 30 employees
About 30 jobs have been cut at First Data in Hagerstown as part of a restructuring of the company, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the company. Company officials have been restructuring First Data, and that has led to a “difficult...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Job Layoffs, First Data Corporation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Pa. housing agencies cutting staff, rent aid
Pennsylvania’s local housing authorities are absorbing deep federal funding cuts, prompting them to shed employees, cut back rent vouchers or put off repairs to housing they own. A deeper worry is that the automatic federal funding cuts known as...Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Career and Workplace, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Golf
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Franklin County unemployment drops slightly
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 6.2 percent in March, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced Tuesday. Franklin County ranked sixth for the lowest...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment Rate, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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ATF workers in Berkeley County, W.Va. could regain jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comBudget changes approved last week will allow nearly 100 contract workers who recently lost their jobs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing Center in Berkeley County, W.Va., to be rehired, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller&...Tags: Career and Workplace, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Government Debt, Justice System, U.S. Congress
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Furlough days reduced for Letterkenny workers
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWorkers at Letterkenny Army Depot will see a 22-day work furlough that was expected to begin this week as part of the federal budget sequester reduced by eight days, according to a depot spokeswoman. The United States Department of Defense has reduced...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with...
Tags: Career and Workplace, James Lankford, Mark Udall, Air Transportation Industry, MacArthur Airport
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Government Debt, Government
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Patrick J. Toomey, Environmental Issues, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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