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Tri-Cities Employment Hits Its Strongest Footing of the Year

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities employment is in its best shape since the year began, but the gains are concentrated. At the same time, the jobs that are being created titl toward the wage scale’s low end. The jobs report… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Jobs Creation Tilts Toward Wage Scale’s Low End

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities added 400 jobs last month, according to the seasonally adjusted portion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report. The unadjusted churn shows a loss of 800 jobs. Neither is the big picture. There’s a… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Jobs Hold Steady, Lag National Pace

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities entered spring 2026 with the same number of payroll jobs it had a year ago – 216,100 total nonfarm positions in March 2026. That’s stability in the headline. What it doesn’t show is the reshuffling… Read More ›

Financial Activities Jobs Top Wage Impact List

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By DON FENLEY This is a breakdown of the average wage for Tri-Cities job sectors and their regional context with occupational insights. Financial Activities, $100,174, This sector shows some of the highest earnings in the region. Manufacturing, $84,528, A strong… Read More ›

February Job Market Shows Private Sector Slippage

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region added jobs on paper in February, but a state government seasonal spike masked underlying private-sector softness. The bottom line is the private sector labor market gave back modest ground from January. The regional unemployment… Read More ›

2025 Jobs Report: Service Sector Booms, Industry Cools

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By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities labor market in 2025 was a story of two economies. If you were looking for work in a hospital, a classroom, or a hotel, business was booming. But for those in boardrooms or on factory… Read More ›

Tri-Cities labor market bucks national jobs slowing trend

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By DON FENLEY A delayed November labor market report outlined stronger than expected job creation in a month that typically sees seasonal slowing.   The non-seasonally adjusted labor market report shows local employers added 900 jobs, and there were 800 more… Read More ›

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