jobs

April 10, 2013

The across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration went into effect more than a month ago.  Some have been delayed—the Federal Aviation Administration announced it’s waiting until mid-June to close air traffic control towers around the country, including five in Maryland.  And the number of furlough days for civilian employees of the Department of Defense has been reduced by about a third.

Governor Martin O’Malley is on a “Jobs and Opportunity” tour of the state: this afternoon at the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland in Baltimore, tomorrow visiting a “Pitch Across Maryland” campaign that gives advice to business start-ups.

This morning at 8:30, the U.S. Department of Labor will release its unemployment report for the month of July. 

Meanwhile, about two weeks ago, the Maryland unemployment report for June came out, showing that the state lost about 11,000 jobs in that month, up from the month before.

Where the jobs at?  In Maryland, that is. That’s the question Sheilah asks two economists, Andy Bauer, regional economist at the Baltimore branch of the Richmond Federal Reserve, and Richard Clinch, director of economic research at the University of Baltimore’s Jacob France Institute. Also, the Baltimore Rock Opera Society presents a double feature for its sophomore season.  Plus, Tim Kabara on the band Dope Body’s new album, Nupping--and the Maryland Morning Screen Test presents Wide Angle Youth Media.