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Labor Shortages Pose Dire Problem for Maryland’s Economy

8.5.24 – I95 Business Currently, 6.1% of jobs in Maryland are unfilled. That equates to two open jobs for every unemployed Marylander. Which is to say, if the state unemployment rate fell to zero, the state would still have about 90,000 open, unfilled positions....

Maryland Department of Labor formally proposes heat stress standard

Construction workers work at a site on Ballenger Creek Pike on July 17. The Maryland Department of Labor on Monday published its proposed heat stress labor standard in the Maryland Register.Staff file photo by Katina Zentz 7.30.24 – The Frederick News-Post The...

Maryland gained 4,700 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls to 2%

Photo by: Matt Rourke/AP 7.21.24 – WMAR – ANNAPOLIS, Md. Maryland continues to experience its lowest unemployment rate in nearly half-a-century. This according to new preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) In...