BALTIMORE, MD—With around 8.6% of Americans having moved last year, slightly more than the previous year, but still below pre-pandemic levels, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best States to Live in. Maryland came in at No. 27. Massachusetts topped the list, with New Jersey coming in at No. 2. New Mexico placed at the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released state jobs and unemployment data this week. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 4,700 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate decreased 0.4 points to 2.0%. This is the fifth consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland. The Mining, Logging and Construction sector experienced the most […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced the indictments of Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, Kwame Boadu, all residents of Rockville, and Leslie Awulley Quaye of Taneytown, for their involvement in filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cindy Boadu, Kelvin Boadu, and Kwame Boadu are each charged with theft scheme over $100,000, conspiracy to commit […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education this week announced that the Maryland State Department of Education has strengthened its staffing infrastructure, resulting in the lowest vacancy rate in a decade. MSDE will have 96 job vacancies as of July 1, 2023. This number represents a relentless effort from State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury and his administration to staff […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With the labor force participation rate at 62.6%, one of the lowest rates in decades, WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring. Maryland came in at No. 10 on the list, with Alaska coming in at No. 1. In order to see where employers are struggling the most in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released state jobs and unemployment data on Friday. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 2,500 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate decreased to 2.4%. This is the fourth consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland. The Public sector experienced the most growth with an increase of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released state jobs and unemployment data. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 8,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate decreased to 2.5%. This is the third consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland. The BLS began publishing unemployment estimates for Maryland in January 1976. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a counterfeit card encoding scheme. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III has sentenced Leroy Holmes, 62, of Baltimore, to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud in connection with a scheme to re-encode credit cards, debit cards and […]