The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy economic toll on Maryland, which launched a new unemployment website. On Friday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the state added more than 24,000 jobs in August, ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,941 ...

Maryland, which held the lowest state unemployment rate for several months in 2023, has seen its unemployment rate rise this spring, while Virginia’s unemployment rate edged lower last month. The ...

In the wake of mass firings of federal employees, the Maryland Department of Labor is gearing up for additional unemployment assistance claims. Since January, President Donald Trump’s administration ...