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The Moore-Miller administration announced its plan to absorb fired federal workers into the state government’s workforce, at a news conference on Friday.

“It's awful to be thrust back into the workforce due to no fault of your own.”

“We are the ones who see firsthand the challenges our neighbors face. Therefore, it is our responsibility to respond with empathy, support and action,” said the county executive during a press conference Friday morning.

Assistance is coming for those affected by last week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Baltimore city has the highest youth unemployment in the nation.

Thousands of state jobs that used to require a four-year degree … no longer will. We hear about alternative ways applicants can prove they’re qualified. Plus, a labor shortage, rising prices, and a potential recession. An economist’s view of Maryland’s pandemic recovery.

The Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel received $2.5 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.

We’ll go On the Record to look at Maryland’s economic recovery. Are unemployment numbers improving? Are stalled unemployment benefits making their way to those who need them? Plus: the Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group offers job seekers encouragement and strategy.

At a meeting Monday, members of the state's Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight expressed frustration that 15 months after the pandemic forced businesses to close, residents still struggle with the state's unemployment insurance program.

Despite spending $230 million on contracts to staff the unemployment benefits call center and adjudicate claims, many calls and emails from desperate Marylanders go unanswered.