Archive for October, 2009

Where to Find Baltimore Jobs

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

If you’re one of the millions of Americans looking for work, you should know that there are plenty of opportunities to find Baltimore jobs.

Despite losing some workers amidst the current economy, the Baltimore-Towson area has managed to maintain a relatively low unemployment rate. During August, the area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 7.9 percent to 7.7 percent, which was lower than the national unemployment rate at the time of 9.7 percent.

Even though the unemployment rate dropped, the area did lose some jobs during August, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. That month the area had a total non-farm employment of 1,277,900 workers, which is down from 1,286,500 workers during July and a 3 percent decrease from last year.

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56,000 Tampa Jobs Lost Over Last Year

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

A new report found that a considerable number of Tampa jobs have been lost during the last year.

The report, from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, ranked Tampa Bay 20th among the top metro areas in the country to lose jobs. The city lost 56,000 jobs, or 4.6 percent, from August 2008 to August of this year.

During August, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 11.4 percent to 11.3 percent. However, that number is still higher than the national unemployment rate at the time of 9.7 percent.

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San Antonio Construction Jobs Fare Well

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Even though some San Antonio construction jobs have been lost this year, the area managed to fare better than much of the rest of the nation.

As a whole, the construction industry has lost more than 1 million jobs during the past year. In response, the Associated General Contractors of America recently announced a recovery plan to recreate those jobs through tax deductions and tax credits, which will help stimulate private construction, and more government spending, which will increase public construction projects.

San Antonio lost 700 construction jobs, or 1 percent, between August 2008 and August of this year. This places the city above most of the 336 largest metropolitan areas throughout the country taken into consideration by the AGC.

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