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 4,800 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate decreased to 2.7%. This is the second consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland. The BLS began publishing unemployment estimates for Maryland in January 1976. […]
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. 8 on the list. In order to see where employers are struggling the most in hiring, WalletHub compared the 50 states and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the third straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has increased, climbing 7.6 cents from a week ago to $3.65 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 22.1 cents from a month ago but […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the second straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has climbed, rising 8.8 cents from a week ago to $3.57 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 13.0 cents from a month ago but […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—OPEC’s announcement last weekend that it will cut production by over a million barrels per day starting in a month took the oil market by surprise. In response, crude immediately surged well above $80 a barrel, although it has since struggled to stay above that mark. Meanwhile, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline rose seven cents […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the second straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has moved lower, falling 0.3 cents from a week ago to $3.40 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 7.8 cents from a month ago […]
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 decreased by 3,900 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate decreased to 2.9%. This is the lowest unemployment rate on record for Maryland since the BLS began publishing estimates for Maryland in January 1976. “We […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the first time in two weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 4.2 cents from a week ago to $3.40 per gallon this week, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 4.3 cents from a month […]