Maryland: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs For the third consecutive month, Maryland has shown an increase in new jobs. There were 4,800 jobs created in the private sector, which is more than 10% of the nation's 41,000 jobs created. Maryland only has 2% of the nation's population. Certainly, with three straight months of growth, Maryland is in a strong recovery phase after the recession. Overall, counting federal jobs, employers added 11,200 jobs in May. Almost every job category showed an increase. Maryland's unemployment rate dropped by .3% after a decrease of .2% in the previous month. The unemployment rate remains far below the national average. For the fifth consecutive month, the number of unemployment claims decreased, which is a sure sign that layoffs have significantly slowed. The improvem...
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