A recap of some economic news for Maryland

See full story here, in Maryland DBED’s Economic Pulse …

Governor Launches Business Pitch Contest (The most recent Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity ranked Maryland 20th in the rate of adults starting a business, up from 37th.)

Maryland Adds 8,000 Jobs in February


Maryland Near Top of New Green Jobs Report
Maryland’s workforce was more “green” than all but three other states and the nation’s capital in 2010, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing Sales Drive National Retail Sales Increase: Maryland sales tax collections in the fiscal year-to-date have increased 10.6%.

MD Business Activity Picks Up Sharply in MarchThe Federal Reserve Richmond, Maryland Survey of Business Activity, reported a sizable increase in Maryland hiring and business expansion in March. The general business activity index jumped to 26 from 8—the highest reading since April 2011 and the second highest reading in the history of the survey.