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Small biz did most of April's new hiring

Small businesses provided the bulk of new jobs reported in the latest non-government summary of employment, issued by national personnel firm ADP.

May 2013

Jobless rates mostly declining

Unemployment rates were lower in March than a year earlier in 306 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 44 areas, and unchanged in 22 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

April 2013

Online labor demand rising

Online advertised vacancies rose 204,300 in April to 5,103,100, according to today's Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data report.

April 2013

Jobs numbers rising, business numbers falling

Although the number of U.S. businesses has declined four years in a row, total employment is up by more than 1 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest County Business Patterns report.

April 2013

Clover Park awarded College Sparks grant

Clover Park Technical College was awarded a $149,670 grant by College Spark Washington as a part of its Community Grants Program.

April 2013

Northwest Rail Institute introduced

The Northwest Railroad Institute was formally introduced today as a way to "train" the next generation for entry-level railroad industry job opportunities.

April 2013

TrueBlue announces 1Q revenue increase

TrueBlue, Inc., the nation's leading provider of blue-collar staffing, today reported revenue for the first quarter of 2013 of $346 million, an increase of 11 percent compared to revenue of $311 million for the first quarter of 2012.

April 2013

State jobless rate fell in March

March unemployment statistics for Washington reported out this morning at 7.3 percent seasonally adjusted, down from 7.5 percent in February, even though total number of jobs filled fell by 5,500 from February.

April 2013

Capital Medical Center honors volunteers

To celebrate National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Capital Medical Center will be honoring its current hospital volunteers tonight.

April 2013

Kilmer welcomes State Farm to district

Congressman Derek Kilmer used a Facebook posting this morning to celebrate the announcement that State Farm will begin occupying downtown’s Tacoma’s former Russell Building and Columbia Bank headquarters building by late this summer.

April 2013
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