Md. unemployment jumps upward
Maryland's unemployment rate went from 5.4 percent in December to 6.2 percent in January, as Lorraine Mirabella reports today. That's a big jump in one month, and high for the land of pleasant living.
What made me go "whoa," though, was the job-cutting. The state had about 40,000 fewer jobs in January than it did a year earlier, according to the most recent Labor Department figures. The federal government significantly revised its 2008 job figure in Maryland so instead of a gain it's a loss.
Jobs and housing are inextricably linked, which is why I'm mentioning it. I'd like to hear from job hunters: Are you seeing openings in your field? How's the search going? And if you're out of work and a homeowner, how are you dealing with the mortgage?
