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  Jobless claims hit highest level in weeks

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 16, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.

• Going against the Yahoo grain: The insurance industry's mobile workforce

  By Robert Regis Hyle  |  April 22, 2013

  Today’s employees often judge whether they want to work for a company based in part on the company’s policy toward remote working.

• New Mexico manufacturing jobs dropped in 2012

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 4, 2013

  From January 2012 to January 2013, industrial employment in New Mexico fell 1.1 percent for a loss of 609 jobs, according to the 2013 New Mexico Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers’ News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

• NJ sees fewer manufacturing job losses

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 21, 2013

  In New Jersey, industrial employment dropped 1.5 percent from December 2011 to December 2012, which is slightly under the 2.1 percent loss from the 2010-2011 time period.

• Hawaii’s industrial employment holds steady

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 19, 2013

  Hawaiian industrial employment held steady after only adding 20 jobs for a 0.5 percent gain between December 2011 and December 2012.

• Rhode Island manufacturing jobs fell in last year

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 15, 2013

  Over the last year, industrial employment in Rhode Island dropped 2.2 percent for a loss of 1,325 jobs between December 2011 and December 2012, according to the 2013 Rhode Island Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

• Industrial job losses in Maine slow

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 26, 2013

  Although industrial employment in Maine fell 1.4 percent in the past year, this drop is lower than the previous year's decline of 1.8 percent.

• Illinois industrial employment grew slightly

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 19, 2013

  In the last year, industrial employment in Illinois grew nearly 1 percent with 6,833 added jobs, according to the 2013 Illinois Manufacturers Directory.

• Manufacturing employment slightly grew in SD

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 12, 2013

  In 2012, manufacturing employment in South Dakota grew 2.5 percent for an increase of 1,186 jobs, according to the 2013 South Dakota Manufacturers Register.

• Virginia sees slight industrial job growth

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 6, 2013

  Virginia’s industrial employment saw little change in the past year as it only recorded a slight gain of 284 jobs, according to the 2013 Virginia Manufacturers Directory, published annually by Manufacturers’ News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.