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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: Labor Markets, Nursing Homes, Career and Workplace, Medical Specialization, Newspaper and Magazine
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Washington County's net job gains mostly in public sector
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe Washington County government announced recently that its annual business and industry survey showed there had been a net gain of more than 440 jobs in the past year. But that isn’t the whole story. Despite the increase in the county’...Tags: Labor Markets, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Newspaper and Magazine, Employment Opportunities
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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: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment
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Letters to the Editor - April 7
Homeless need more advocates To the editor: Is homelessness in Washington County invisible? For many, I believe the answer is yes. There are shelters that provide housing overnight in the winter months, but I am not aware of warm-weather shelters. I...Tags: Annapolis, Politics, Labor Markets, Elections, Barack Obama
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Washington County unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent in Feb.
dona@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 9.4 percent in January to 8.8 percent in February, and the number of people working and the total labor force also dropped, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Maryland Department of...Tags: Worcester County, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Howard County
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Franklin County unemployment rate drops slightly
The opening of a new Norfolk Southern rail-truck terminal in Antrim Township, Pa., helped Franklin County’s unemployment rate improve in February. Franklin County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped nine-tenths of a percentage...Tags: Labor Markets, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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FedEx Ground package distribution center adds 'C' wing to building
arnoldp@herald-mail.comFrom a hill, it’s like a child’s sandbox dream to see the giant earth movers, smaller bulldozers and dump trucks moving earth and rock on the field next to the FedEx Ground package distribution center near Hagerstown. But to the several dozen...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Washington County jobless rate jumped to 9.4% in Jan; labor force grew by 2,800
dona@herald-mail.comThe first unemployment report for Washington County in 2013 shows the jobless rate rose from 8.9 percent in December to 9.4 percent in January as the labor force added more than 2,800 people, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the...Tags: Worcester County, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Howard County
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Jobless rate rises in Franklin Co., drops in Fulton Co.
The unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., inched upward to 7.3 percent in January, but the county is facing sharper hikes because of sequestration. At Chambersburg’s Letterkenny Army Depot alone, at least 51 employees are facing job losses due...
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Initial jobless claims drop to 340,000 after one-week spike
WASHINGTON -- Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first...
Tags: Tim Cook, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, New Products, Federal Reserve
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Unemployment drops to 7.2 percent in Florida, lower in South Florida
South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County, the state said Friday. Florida's rate fell to 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008. The official rate...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Tampa, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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S. Florida's housing woes make us one of the most distressed metro areas
Housing continues to drag down the local economy, pushing South Florida to becoming the fourth-most financially distressed metro area in the country in the first three months of this year, up from No. 5 in the previous quarter, according to a study...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Finance, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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