Maryland's unemployment rate drops to 7 percent

Gary Haber 

Staff Reporter- Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland’s unemployment rate dipped to 7 percent in August as the state added 9,700 jobs during the month.

Private employers bolstered their payrolls by 4,900 jobs, the highest private-sector job growth since 2007, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data was released Friday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

With August’s job growth, Maryland has reclaimed all the jobs the state lost during the recession, state officials said.

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