The Dupont Company announced on Monday at a press conference that it will expand their Circleville, Ohio operations after receiving $50.7 million in federal tax credits for renewable energy manufacturing efforts and $7 million in cash loans and grants from the state of Ohio. The total cost of the expansion at Circleville will be $175 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 18, 2010
Are you looking for work and living in Houston, Texas or the surrounding area? The U.S. Census will hire 15,000 temporary workers in the coming months to assist in conducting the 2010 census. These jobs are temporary, with some lasting through July. Pay ranges from $8-$24 an hour depending on geographic location and skill. The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 8, 2010
The monthly jobs report is out and it is not as rosy as many had hoped. The bad news – non farm payroll was down by 85,000. Economists had been predicting smaller losses or in some cases, even modest gains. As disappointing as those numbers are, there was a lot to be happy about in the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 7, 2009
We’ve talked before about how temp jobs are a leading indicator for economic recovery, because companies will often test the waters by using temp workers as things turn around, and then revert to full employment. With that in mind, Novembers job numbers may give us a sign of good things to come. The [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 19, 2009
In what may be an early sign of a rebounding job market, Minnesota companies added 2200 jobs in the month of October. Significantly, professional and business service jobs and temp jobs ticked up sharply. Temp jobs are often an leading indicator as companies test the waters with temp hires and October was the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 6, 2009
The number of temp jobs jumped up last month, rising by 34,000 jobs. Although overall unemployment also went up, analysts are hailing the increase of temp jobs as the first step towards a turn around in the job market. Temp jobs have historically been the first sector to work its way out of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Vangent Inc. is hiring 3000 temporary employees in Phoenix, Arizona to process 2010 census forms. The positions pay from $11.49 to $17.36 per hour plus an additional $3.35 per hour stipend will be added in lieu of benefits. The company plans to hire between November and January, with leadership positions being filled in [...]
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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