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BRIEF: Virginia's jobless rate falls to 5.2 percent in April
Richmond Times-DispatchVirginia's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 5.2 percent. The jobless rate dropped from the 5.3 percent rate in March and 5.9 percent in April 2012, the Virginia Employment Commission reported today. Those rates have been adjusted for...Tags: Employment, Unemployment, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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BRIEF: Wichita area's April unemployment rate shows substantial drop
The Wichita EagleThe Wichita area unemployment rate dropped sharply to 6.0 percent in April from 6.7 percent in March, according to the Kansas Department of Labor. The report was all good news: The gains came because about 2,500 more people were actually working in...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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N.J. jobless rate dips to 4-year low
The Philadelphia InquirerNew Jersey's April unemployment rate dropped below 9 percent -- to 8.7 percent -- marking its lowest point in four years, the state's Department of Labor and Industry reported Thursday. A gain of 4,100 private-sector jobs offset a loss of 800 public-...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Financial and Business Services, Government, Employment, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Feds offer more benefits to 390 laid-off Pfizer workers
The Day, New London, Conn.Nearly 400 former workers at Pfizer Inc., including some who were working at the Groton laboratories as contractors for ExecuPharm Inc., have been told they qualify for federal benefits after their jobs were moved overseas. The U.S. Department of Labor,...Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Groton, New London (New London, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Job Layoffs
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State gains in jobs omit New London County
The Day, New London, Conn.Spring has sprung, and jobs are growing -- but not in New London County. The state Department of Labor released a report Thursday showing that the Norwich-New London region recorded a loss of 200 positions between March and April. The 127,100 jobs in...Tags: Connecticut Labor Markets, Norwich, Unemployment Rate, Employment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Baltimore's investments in job creation
A strong and sustainable 21st century economy can only be built from the bottom up. And today, as President Barack Obama visits Baltimore, it is this fact that will drive us to join with him to renew a call for Congress to focus on common-sense...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore City Community College, Employment
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Fewer teachers lose jobs for next school year
The Modesto BeeFewer California teachers found pink slips in their mailboxes this week, but that was scant solace for Denair Unified teachers. May 15 is the deadline for final notice to teachers of a layoff. March 15 is the date that warning notices must be given....Tags: Unions, Teachers, Unemployment, Chicago Transit Authority, Job Layoffs
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Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The latest tranche of Japan's growth strategy will aim to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday. The government will set a target for...Tags: Prices, Lobbying, Politics, Litigation and Regulation, Japan
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New Jersey added 3,300 jobs in April, state reports
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.New Jersey added 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined from 9 percent to 8.7 percent, the lowest level in four years, according to statistics released Thursday by the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state...Tags: Unemployment Rate, New York City, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Job market challenging for young adults across the Ozarks
selzie@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Students across the Ozarks are graduating this month and jumping into the job market, but they could be in for a challenge. New numbers show unemployment is the highest among young adults. Around this time of year, officials say they...Tags: Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Unemployment drops to 7.2 percent in Florida, lower in South Florida
South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County, the state said Friday. Florida's rate fell to 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008. The official rate...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Unemployment Rate, Palm Beach County, Employment, Rick Scott
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California Latinos face stark workforce training gap, study says
With community colleges turning students away for lack of available slots, Latinos are projected to face disproportionately higher workforce training gaps, a study released Friday found. That means lower wages over the lifetime of an estimated 840,000...
Tags: Government Debt, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Corinthian Colleges Inc.
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