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Whether more people started seeking jobs when extra federal unemployment benefits ended Sept. 4, or they exhausted their state jobless benefits or they feel safer getting back to work because more people are getting the covid vaccine, staffing agencies and employers in the region say they are seeing more people
The seven-county Pittsburgh region added 15,200 jobs in April, raising the total to about 1.11 million — which is almost 142,000 more than the pandemic-restricted economy of a year ago, according to new state labor-force figures. The region saw nonfarm jobs rise to 1,111,700 as 6,500 more construction jobs were
Dino’s Sports Lounge is in the same boat as so many other employers — competing to attract workers in a market made all the harder by covid-19 and an extra $300 a week in benefits being pocketed by eligible jobless workers. “I can’t get people to apply,” said Dino DeCario,
Maryland is also a microcosm of the United States when it comes to population change and the growing crisis in care for older adults and individuals with disabilities. Within the next decade, the number of adults aged 65 and older in Maryland and its urban neighbor, the District of Columbia (DC), is expected to increase by more than 330,000 (a 36 percent increase from 2015 to 2025), while the population of working-age adults will increase by less than 80,000 (just 2 percent)./1 Mirroring national realities, these trends contribute to a growing mismatch between the population demand for lon...
Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review A construction worker is seen putting up a wall on home under construction near the Harrison City Road in Penn Township in March. The construction sector added 2,900 jobs in the Pittsburgh region. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The seven-county Pittsburgh region added 9,000 jobs in March, but the economy still has 76,500 fewer jobs than a year ago, just before the pandemic took hold, according to state labor data released Tuesday. The Pittsburgh region — Allegheny, Arm...