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Illinois: Jobs picture worsening
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — It’s clear that finding or keeping a job in Illinois is getting tougher, but it is much less clear as to why. Illinois’ July unemployment numbers show that the state is bleeding jobs.
Milicruit’s Virtual Career Fair Links Military-Friendly Employers with Job Seekers
CHICAGO , June 24, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Milicruit, powered by UBM Studios , successfully brought together industry leading employers, government agencies, and military personnel seeking employment in a fully interactive, online environment at the Veterans Virtual Career Fair , Thursday, June 23, 2011 . Over 35,000 active duty military personnel, veterans and their spouses registered for the Virtual Career Fair and employers met with over 21,000 visitors in their virtual booths.
McDonald’s planning to hire thousands
Today is National Hiring Day at McDonald’s restaurants across the country. The nationwide campaign to boost the dominant fast food chain’s workforce will involve hiring 50,000 new workers, 10,000 of…
Gov. Quinn Announces Investment to Boost State’s Manufacturing Industry, Keep Hundreds of Jobs in Illinois
State Investment Package to Help Retain Over 300 Jobs at A. Finkl & Sons CHICAGO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Gov. Pat Quinn today announced a $10.3 million business investment package to help…
Walmart on Pace to Create 10,000 Jobs in Chicago by 2015
Walmart today announced two new Chicago stores that will help put the company well on its way to creating 10,000 jobs in the city by 2015. At an event on the site of a new store at 76th and South Ashland, Mayor Richard M. Daley and Ald. Latasha Thomas joined Walmart to share plans for new small and mid-size stores in the West Englewood community that will each provide local residents with another option for affordable groceries. West Englewood is in the heart of a food desert and one of Chicago’s most underserved communities.
Popular Job Website Expects More Than 250,000 New Jobs in 2011
CHICAGO , Jan. 7, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Looking for a job in 2011?
Summary Box: 41 states report job gains in Oct.
MORE HIRING: Employers in 41 states added jobs in October, the most states to report net job gains since May. UNEMPLOYMENT STILL HIGH: But there weren’t enough new jobs to broadly reduce unemployment rates.
Monster months: When job growth exceeded 400K (AP)
The economy created a net total of 151,000 jobs in October. In the past 30 years, monthly job growth has surpassed 400,000 15 times.
Indian Stock Markets Greet President Obama with 431% Investment Returns
Partnering with India, Obama can secure 33 Million Jobs for Americans in 10 Years CHICAGO — When President Barack Obama, along with a large contingent of U.S. politicians and corporate…
Summary Box: Applications for jobless aid rise (AP)
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS: The number of people seeking unemployment aid jumped sharply last week to 457,000. The increase undermines hopes that, after falling four times in the previous five weeks, unemployment claims were on a sustained downward trend.
