State Roundup: Maryland adds 3,800 jobs in April as unemployment rate stable at 6.2%
Gov. Larry Hogan and wife Yumi participated with the president of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-In, center, in the groundbreaking for a wall of remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington on Friday. Governor's Office photo
STATE ADDS 3,800 JOBS; JOBLESS RATE STABLE: Maryland’s economy added 3,800 jobs in April and the state’s unemployment rate remained at 6.2%, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter.
MARYLAND’S ONCE LAGGING VAXX RATES NOW UP: Maryland’s coronavirus vaccination rates, which lagged behind those in most states at the start, now ranks among the nation’s best, Alex Mann of the Sun reports.