BALTIMORE, MD—With Father’s Day approaching and 94.3% of married dads working last year compared to 72.3% of married moms, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst States for Working Dads. In order to help dads balance their dual role as parent and provider, WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states and the District of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—While much of the public conversation around artificial intelligence fixates on job loss, a quieter – and more optimistic – shift is underway. Across the country, new career paths are emerging not in opposition to AI, but in tandem with it. These aren’t science fiction roles of the distant future; they’re already being hired for today, often far from […]
HAGERSTOWN, MD—NewCold, a global leader in advanced food logistics, will invest over $275 million to build a state-of-the-art cold storage facility in Washington County, Maryland, creating between 125 and 150 high-tech jobs, Governor Wes Moore announced Friday. The temperature-controlled, automated warehouse at 45 West Oak Ridge Drive in Hagerstown will utilize proprietary technology, including automated storage and retrieval systems, to […]
DUNDALK, MD—The Greater North Point Association will be holding a different kind of job fair later this month. “Touch-A-Truck” is a free event and will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Eastpoint Mall on Saturday, May 31, 2025. There will be over 50 vehicles, boats, tractors, and more that kids can touch, sit in, and take a picture […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland added 2,300 total jobs in April 2025, according to new estimates released this week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While Maryland’s employment in the private sector and in state and local government expanded last month, federal employment fell by an estimated 2,600 jobs, tempering the state’s overall jobs growth. The April jobs […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Social media has become a major outlet for people to vent about their jobs, and TikTok is no exception. Hashtags like #WhyAmIHere, #MondayMisery, and #NotLivingTheDream might sound like jokes, but they often hide real frustration with work. A recent study by resume.io analyzed 50,000 TikTok posts to find out which cities in America have the most unhappy workers. By […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced a partnership with McDonald’s to hire nearly 4,000 new employees across 330 company- and franchisee-owned restaurants in Maryland. The announcement comes as the corporation celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Archways to Opportunity education program. During a press conference, Moore, McDonald’s owner-operators, and Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu acknowledged the corporation’s […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—In an effort to support federal workers impacted by recent layoffs and firings, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced a new streamlined hiring process for four critical state government positions. The initiative aims to expedite the hiring process for Human Resources, Procurement Officers, Accountants, and Fiscal Accounts Technicians. Governor Moore emphasized the initiative’s dual purpose, stating, “Today’s actions mark the […]