MARYLAND JOB LOSSES PUSH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO 3.3% IN JUNE

Maryland’s unemployment rate inched up slightly to three-point-three percent in June as the state lost 85-hundred jobs, driven by what’s described as the largest monthly drop in federal employment in nearly 30 years.  State labor officials say the state shed 35-hundred federal jobs and saw additional losses in hospitality, construction, and professional services.  While June marked a setback, Maryland still shows a net gain of 52-hundred private sector jobs for the year.  State officials say support services remain available for workers affected by both public and private sector layoffs.