Maryland adds 700 jobs in August, unemployment...

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Maryland gained 700 jobs in August, keeping the unemployment rate steady at 4.3 percent for the third straight month. The state’s labor force was boosted by the addition of 6,000 government jobs and 2,200 trade, transportation and utility positions, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Leisure and hospitality jobs increased by 1,900 compared with July. Professional and business services jobs, meanwhile, declined by 4,900.…