In Anne Arundel County last month, the jobless rate was 6.5 percent, which experts said is comparable to the prior month, after tweaking the numbers to account for seasonal labor trends. About 250 fewer county residents were out of work in September than in August.
Statewide the labor market is in a similar situation. The unemployment rate inched up to 7.2 percent in September from 7.1 percent in August. But despite the slight increase, the state's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation...
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