Jobs Numbers: AA County Unemployment at 5-Year Low

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State labor officials say Maryland added jobs in December, while Anne Arundel County had its lowest unemployment rate in five years at the end of 2014.

There were 14,011 people out of work in December, about 4.6 percent of the total workforce, the Capital-Gazette reports.

November’s unemployment rate was the same, according to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, but 150 fewer people reported they were out of work in December.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released state jobs and unemployment data last week. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 11,000 total jobs over-the-month with 96.4 percent (10,600 jobs) coming from the private sector.

Since January 2014, Maryland’s private sector has added 27,900 jobs. The December preliminary unemployment rate was driven down from 5.6 percent to 5.5 percent.

Maryland’s preliminary jobs estimate for November was revised from an increase of 3,800 jobs to a gain of 5,000 jobs. Maryland’s November unemployment rate was unchanged with revision, at 5.6 percent.

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