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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: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Labor Markets
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Letterkenny to cut contractor workforce
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comOn Friday, Letterkenny Army Depot laid off the first dozen of what will be approximately 244 contracted workers through March. The layoffs will occur in a phased approach between January and March, a depot news release stated. “Over the past...Tags: Career and Workplace
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 13
When columnists attack: Writers using GOP talking points To the editor: George Michael, David Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer. Three peas in a pod? No. Three negative op-eds in a row published by The Herald Mail attacking Obama and his policies. Full of...Tags: Nursing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, CBS Corp., Rush Limbaugh, MSNBC (tv network)
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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: Career and Workplace, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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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: Republican Party, Holidays, Politics, Walmart, Highway Transportation
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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: Religion and Belief, Values, Justice System, Freedom of Information Act, Ethics
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Unemployment steady in Franklin Co., up slightly in Fulton Co.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County held steady from August to September, but it increased two-tenths of a percentage point in neighboring Fulton County, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and...Tags: Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Employment Opportunities, Clearfield (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Employment
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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: Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Montour County, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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No change in Washington County unemployment rate for September
The Washington County unemployment rate held steady in September, equaling August’s revised rate of 8.6 percent, according to state labor figures released Friday. Overall, Maryland saw its seasonally adjusted jobless rate drop to 6.9 percent in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Labor Markets
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Tom Firey: Some numbers to consider with election looming
Before playing in Super Bowl VI, Dallas Cowboys running back Duane Thomas put the event in perspective: “If it’s the ultimate game, how come they’re playing it again next year?” The United States doesn’t have national...Tags: Sports, Politics, Football, Super Bowl, Public Finance
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Allan Powell: Stimulus vital to recovery
Ever since John M. Keynes proposed governmental influxes of money to stimulate ailing economies, there has been a steady flow of objections from free-market enthusiasts. They always use the same old arguments: continued unemployment and a pitifully slow...Tags: Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues, Hydroelectricity, The Washington Post, Renewable Energy
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George Michael: Promises, promises: President hasn't kept his
In February 2009, a month after he took office, President Obama told Matt Lauer on the “Today” show that if his stimulus plan failed, his presidency would be a “one-term proposition.” “I will be held accountable,” he...Tags: Republican Party, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Career and Workplace, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney
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