By: Johanna Alonso Daily Record business reporter May 6, 2021 A new report finds that Maryland has fared better than much of the country in recovering from the pandemic-induced economic slowdown but still hasn’t recovered more than 100,000 lost jobs and is facing a diminished workforce participation rate. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Maryland is steadily recovering from the economic impact of the pandemic, having recovered over 200,000 of the 336,100 jobs lost in April 2020. But with the unemployment still at 6.0%, the state still has an upward climb ahead of it and is facing an unprecedented drop in workforce participation, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.