Unemployment

The long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in large numbers of disabled veterans, many of whom go unnoticed by the public at large. And, now the…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — More than 51,000 Maryland residents filed for unemployment last week. The state's labor department reported Thursday that 51,108…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware's unemployment rate dropped below 4 percent last month for the first time in a decade.The Delaware Department of Labor…

BALTIMORE (AP) - Labor market analysts say Maryland added 11,500 jobs in February, although the state's unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent.The…

The unemployment rate in Delaware inched up slightly to 4.4 percent in January – the first change since July when it was 4.3 percent.That’s according to…

There is a proposal in Delaware to take up some of the unemployment slack by creating government jobs for those without one.Under the plan around…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in September, the lowest it's been since 2008, even though the state lost a total of 200…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in December, marking the state's lowest unemployment rate since October 2008.The state's…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Senate panel has killed a proposal to raise Virginia's minimum wage.The Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor voted 11-to-3 Monday…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - A newly released labor report shows Delaware's unemployment rate fell from 6.4 percent in October to 6 percent in November.The report,…