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Rare drop in healthcare hiring brings Miami-Dade its slowest job growth in three years
Miami HeraldHealthcare hiring didn't come through for South Florida last month. The latest jobs number show one of the largest industries in the region has shifted into a new, slower gear, with Broward and Miami-Dade showing losses in a sector that was expanding even...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Health Care Reform (2009), The Miami Herald
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Maine jobless rate reaches four-year low
Bangor Daily News, MaineMaine's unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in April, falling below 7 percent for the first time since December 2008, according to preliminary estimates released Friday by the Maine Department of Labor. April's unemployment rate represents a decrease from...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Connecticut Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate
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Gov. Scott Walker signs work-share measure
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWisconsin's employers would get flexibility to lower the hours of a group of workers instead of laying off just a few of them, under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Scott Walker. The legislation also would bring in a modest amount of federal tax dollars...Tags: Scott Walker, Politics, Insurance, Government, Travel
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Virginia's jobless rate lowest in 4 1/2 years
Richmond Times-DispatchVirginia's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 5.2 percent -- the lowest it has been in 4 1/2 years. The jobless rate dropped from the 5.3 percent rate in March and the 5.9 percent rate in April 2012, the Virginia Employment Commission...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Labor Legislation, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Yuma sees seasonal jobless spike
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.Yuma County's jobless rate jumped to 30.3 percent for April, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Administration. That compares to an unemployment rate of 25.9 percent for March and 26.3 percent in April 2012....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Financial and Business Services, Employment, Marketing, Unemployment
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Kansas House, Senate Republicans meet to compare budgets, tax plans
The Wichita EagleHouse and Senate Republicans still can't find harmony on their dueling income tax reduction proposals, so attention Thursday shifted to their competing spending plans. In a joint meeting of House and Senate Republicans, Senate leaders conceded that both...Tags: Sam Brownback, Ray Merrick, Politics, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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Unemployment rates drop in most U.S. states, Illinois climbs
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. A handful of states, including Illinois,...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Hampshire, Politics, Employment Opportunities
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...
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N.J. unemployment rate drops to 8.7%
Asbury Park PressNew Jersey's unemployment rate in April dipped to 8.7 percent -- its lowest level in four years, though still 1.2 percentage points higher than the national average. New Jersey's economy added 3,300 jobs in April, according to a monthly survey of...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Business, Unemployment, Chris Christie
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SC jobless rate plunges to 8 percent in April
The StateSouth Carolina's jobless rate plunged in April to 8 percent -- its lowest level in nearly five years -- as hiring for summer tourism ramped up, the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday. The jobless rate was 8.4 percent in March. It...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Nikki Haley
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Illinois 1 of only 6 states with higher April unemployment
Tribune reporterThe state unemployment rate fell in April from the month before but was still higher than a year ago, according to date released jointly by Illinois and the U.S. government. The Illinois rate last month stood at 9.3 percent, down from 9.5 percent in...Tags: Hampshire, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Myrtle Beach area jobless rate drops significantly in April
The Sun NewsHorry County's unemployment rate fell more than three times faster than the statewide rate in April, making the 8.1 percent unemployment recorded just 0.1 points behind the statewide rate. The drop also vaulted Horry ahead of counties it had trailed...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Coastal Carolina University , Unemployment, Tourism and Leisure
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