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Washington County unemployment down to 8.1 percent
The unemployment rate in Washington County ticked up from 8 percent in October to 8.1 percent in November as the number of people working and seeking work fell, while the number of unemployed increased, according to preliminary figures released Friday...
Tags: Howard County, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Washington County business leaders: Economy took baby steps in 2012
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County’s economy took baby steps forward in 2012, but the path has been bumpy and tremendous cracks are looming, business leaders said last month. “We’re seeing little incremental improvements,” said Peggy Bushey,...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Health and Safety at Work, Franklin County (Virginia), Newspaper and Magazine, Railway Transportation
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Franklin County unemployment down to 6.4 percent
waynesboro@herald-mail.comNew businesses off Exit 17 of Interstate 81 in Franklin County, Pa., helped the county’s unemployment rate drop to 6.4 percent in November. The county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point from...Tags: Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Texas Roadhouse Incorporated, Olive Garden, Employment Opportunities
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Area residents provide ideas for upcoming General Assembly
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comGun control could be at the forefront of the 2013 Maryland General Assembly session after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., last month, and Hagerstown resident Virginia Fennel said it should be. “They need some kind of laws or legislation to...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Interior Policy, Burtonsville, Petroleum Industry, Employment
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Berkeley County Council to settle suit with county employee
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Council on Thursday agreed in a 4-0 vote to settle a lawsuit by a county employee, who claimed she was wrongfully terminated in October 2011. Sharon Chaffee, who filed the lawsuit in April, was reinstated as an at-will employee in...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Values, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Brien Poffenberger: Some bright spots are on the horizon for Washington County
Happy New Year from the Chamber of Commerce! As we settle into our routines for 2013, the new year will look pretty much like the old one. Economic recovery continues in Washington County, but it remains incremental and painfully slow. The New Year brings...Tags: Economic Policy, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Mail Call - Dec. 5
“I’d just like to give a big thumbs up to the Homewood complex for renovating the old nursing home and making it into beautiful apartments. It’s so nice to see good use of an old building. I wish the hospital administrators would have...Tags: Holidays, Elections, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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SBA launches new website
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new website to support state work force and unemployment agencies in implementing or enhancing Self-Employment Assistance programs. The site can be found at...Tags: Business, Environmental Issues, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Insurance
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Maryland's unemployment rate drops slightly in November
Maryland’s preliminary unemployment rate dropped slightly in November, down 0.1 percent to 6.6 percent as compared to October’s rate of 6.7, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Franklin, Fulton jobless rates dip
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Franklin and Fulton counties both made improvements in October, with Fulton County experiencing a four-tenths of a percentage point drop, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of...Tags: Montour County, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Washington County's jobless rate fell to 8 percent
dona@herald-mail.comWashington County added more than 400 jobs in October as its unemployment rate fell from 8.6 percent to 8 percent, the lowest since December 2008, according to preliminary figures released this week by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Despite falling jobless rate, many still looking
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIn the three years of economic boom leading up to the recession, the nation’s unemployment rate fell from a high of 5.8 percent in 2004 to a low of 4.4 percent in 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lower the rate gets,...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace
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