Even though the city's unemployment rate slightly increased, more Tucson jobs (
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The
Arizona Department of Commerce recently reported that during September,
Tucson saw its unemployment rate increase from 8.1 percent to 8.2 percent, which is lower than the national unemployment rate of 9…
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A recent report found that even though tens of thousands of Denver jobs (
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The report, from
Portfolio.com, focused on the strength of the country's 100 largest labor markets.
Denver ranked 37th in the nation, fallin…
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Baseball, the favorite American pastime, is not only continuing to keep people entertained, but also is doing its part to create
jobs in Florida.
Bonn Marketing Research Group recently completed a study that found the total economic value of
Major League Baseball Spring Training…
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The retail industry has been hit particularly hard by the recession. With unemployment on the rise and people being more careful with their money, the sector has seen its profits decline. Because of this, these businesses simply can’t support as many jobs as they did before the national economy began to struggle.
Despite this, some retailers have managed to increase their profits. Since many people are looking to save money any way they can, stores like…
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According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate has risen consistently each month since August of 2008. Currently 9.4 percent of the American population is without work, which means that many people are now in the process of a
job search.
Thanks to the Internet we now have an amazing amount of job listings literally at our fingertips. The problem with this is that on top of all of the real jobs online, t…
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Added by Cheezhead on June 19, 2009 at 8:38pm —
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Although the national unemployment rate is currently 9.4 percent, some states have yet to experience this level of joblessness. In April Connecticut’s unemployment rate jumped from 7.5 to 7.9 percent, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. This means that the state continues to fair better than many other areas throughout the country. Despite this, the
State Business and Industry Association (CBIA) believes the loss of…
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How much an individual makes for a particular job is affected by several different factors including the size of the company they are working for and how much experienced the person in question has. One factor that is often over looked is the city the person lives and works in. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, on average
jobs in the Chicago area paid $23.18 an hour in October of 2008, which is when the mos…
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Added by Cheezhead on June 14, 2009 at 1:49pm —
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Due to the national recession, the job markets in many industries continues to shrink at an alarming rate. While this means that competition is higher for most positions,
nursing jobs and other healthcare occupations remain difficult to hire fill because of a shortage of properly trained workers. Many states are struggling to train enough nurses to fill current staff vacancies due to a lack of money for training. Hoping to fix this problem before…
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Added by Cheezhead on June 12, 2009 at 1:15pm —
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With unemployment rising and more people struggling to find work, all eyes are on the economy in hopes of spotting a positive sign to make up for all of the negative reports. According to a recent press release from CareerCast.com, one index showed that some
jobs online increased during the month of May.
CareerCast.com’s JobSerf Employment Index monitors managerial recruitment activity throughout the nation. Last month it showed that…
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Added by Cheezhead on June 6, 2009 at 1:55pm —
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At least one fire department in
Illinois is considering whether or not to require background checks after one of its own was recently arrested on serious charges.
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The Illinois state
Legislature is looking into passing a law that would require background checks for all fire department applicants throu…
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The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act has reached part of its goal, to provide more
jobs for Americans, at least in the construction industry.
The
Associated General Contractors of America recently completed a study that found the stimulus bill is making it possible for construction companies throughout the country to hire new work…
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Now that the class of 2009 has graduated, a new group of workers has entered the job market. The problem is, this isn’t the best time for recent graduates to be looking for
entry level jobs. With the economy currently is a state of recession, many employers simply can’t afford to hire inexperienced graduates. Despite this, there are still
internships and entry level positions…
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In an effort to monitor the job market, many large-scale career search engines keep track of where job seekers are looking for new employment and how many
job listings are posted online. Aside from being a good idea for the company’s own books, this also gives insight into the levels of supply and demand in the workforce.
Recently Simply Hired released a copy of their First Quarter…
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According to a recent press release, one
recruiting software provider has just begun to market its services to the European market. With their debut of their CATS
Applicant Tracking System, CATS Software, Inc. now can provider its HR technology solutions to the employers in the Netherlands. By doing this, the company has shown its continual effort towards expandi…
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Lately it seems that everyone is jumping on the green-collar jobs boat. Not only are American workers focusing on the potential that green jobs have in helping the economy, but those across seas are getting in on the action, too.
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The
Republic of Ireland's electricity board has reported it expects to create up to 3,700 energy jobs during the next five years. Accor…
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