Maryland added 5,000 jobs in Jan.

From the Baltimore Sun

Unemployment rate fell to 6.5%, a three-year low

Maryland’s unemployment rate in January fell to the lowest level in three years, reflecting an improving economy that spurred the state’s employers to add 5,000 jobs during the month, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday.

The state’s jobless rate dropped to 6.5 percent, nearly 2 percentage points lower than the 8.3 percent national average, preliminary figures for January indicate.

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