While the city's unemployment rate remained flat and the area continued to lose jobs from last year, thousands of
Houston government jobs were added last month.
During October, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area's unemployment rate remained steady at 8.5 percent, following an increase from 8.4 percent during September. The area's current rate is still lower than the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.
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The more Colorado's unemployment rate continues to decline, the more
jobs Denver has to offer.
During October,
Colorado saw its unemployment rate decrease from 7 percent to 6.9 percent, following a decrease from 7.3 percent during September. The state's current rate is considerably lower than the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.
Colorado had a total non-farm employment of 2,24…
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If you're looking for
Arizona healthcare jobs, you have probably been discouraged lately, but a new report shows that the state has plenty of available positions in the industry.
Many experts consider healthcare to be a recession-proof industry, and in most places throughout the country that has held true. In
Arizona, however, the healthcare industry has continued to lose jobs on…
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jobs in San Diego were added last month as the city's unemployment rate declined.
During September, the
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 10.4 percent to 10.2 percent, which is still slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. Prior to September, the area hadn't seen its unemployment rate decrease since April, when…
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Those with
jobs in Colorado recently received some bad news.
The
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment has announced its plan to decrease the state's minimum wage beginning January 2009. That move - which is being initiated due to Colorado's reduced consumer price index and cost of living - will cause the minimum wage to go from its current rate of $7.28 per hour to $7.24…
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Thousands of temporary
Phoenix government jobs are now available thanks to the United States
Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau is looking for about 3,000 temporary workers in Phoenix to help process 2010 Census forms.
Vangent Inc., which works as a subcontractor for…
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One city in Illinois is taking its background check (
Click here) policy very seriously.
Alton
Mayor Tom Hoechst is in the midst of having the local
police department run background checks on employees who drive city vehicles. The goal is to find any worker…
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Because of specific needs within the industry,
healthcare recruiting software is often preferred over technological options that are not tailored for this sector. With workers constantly coming into contact with vulnerable members of the population, it is also no surprise that
background checks are necessary before hiring an applican…
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The
Atlanta job situation worsened once again in May, according to the most recent statistics from the
Georgia Department of Labor. During the month the metro area’s unemployment rate rose 0.6 percent from April’s 9 percent to 9.6 percent.
Although this only slightly higher than the national average of 9.4 percent, it is significantly greater than the city’s jobless rate during th…
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Although the
Maryland jobs situation continues to be better than much of the country, the state saw an increase in unemployment in May. According to data from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, joblessness in Maryland climbed 0.4 percent from April’s 6.8 percent to 7.2 percent during the month. This is still significantly lower than the national average of 9.4 percent, but also a good deal higher…
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According to the most recent data from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, finding
jobs in Boston became slightly easier in April. During the month the city’s jobless rate dropped 0.2 percent from March’s 7.4 percent to 7.2 percent. In the same 30 day period the national unemployment rate was 8.9 percent, which means Boston is not suffering as badly from the economic recession as many other areas are.
Despite this small decli…
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Aside from causing direct layoffs, the recession is having other negative effects on the economy. With so many people unemployed, the government is taking in fewer taxes. This, of course, means that the budget deficit in many areas in growing. Because of this approximately 1,000
Chicago jobs are scheduled to be cut.
Officials for the
Chicago Public School system recently announced that they will be doing away with…
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With unemployment rising throughout the nation,
jobs online have been decreasing for some time now. According to
the Conference Board’s most recent Help-Wanted Online Data Series report, May marked the end of six months of decline in the number of jobs posted online.
The report went on to say that in May employers increased the number of job listings on the web, with employers adding 250,000 positions. This means that…
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Added by Cheezhead on June 6, 2009 at 11:10pm —
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According to the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment across the state of Florida fell by 0.2 percent in April from 9.8 percent to 9.6 percent. Although this is good news for those looking for
jobs in Florida, the unemployment rate is still significantly higher than it was during the same month of last year. During April of 2008 only 5.6 percent of the state’s population was without work.
Data form the Bureau…
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An effort to increase renewable energy in the state will help create several
Kansas construction jobs.
Gov. Mark Parkinson and Earl Watkins, president and CEO of
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, recently announced a comprehensive energy plan to help encourage the production of more renewable energy in
Kansas…
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