Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 9:00 am CDT
Things haven't been going well for the company in the past few months. The parent company filed for bankruptcy in February and many of its workers were put on furlough.
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Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 11:00 am CDT
Bad news came out of Niche Inc., after the company revealed they had to lay off 400 people. The lay offs occurred because the manufacturer lost a major contract that rendered the need for these employees moot.
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Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11:00 am CDT
Payrolls have increased in March over previous months, according to a report put out by the ADP Employer Services. This means companies have been hiring more people, which is a steady sign of economic growth.
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Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at 1:29 pm CDT
In today's rocky economic climate, it's important to have a stellar resume and interview skills. However, if someone has a few blemishes on their resume, there may be a way around them. Just so long as one learns to maximize their strengths and downplay their weaknesses, there's hope yet for finding employment.
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Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:15 am CDT
Over the past year, positions in the construction industry have risen, giving construction workers something to be happy about during these uncertain economic times. In fact, twenty-eight different states saw gains in the construction industry, showing a definite improvement over 2011 numbers and showing the first increase since before the recession began in 2007.
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Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 11:21 am CDT
Even though job numbers have been on the rise in recent months, people are still hurting and unemployment is still a real problem. In fact, Ben Bernake, the Federal Reserve Chairman, recently noted that the unemployment rate wouldn't continue to drop unless new jobs were created and more companies hired employees. While many companies are afraid of taking the risk, others just can't find quality prospects.
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Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 at 11:45 am CST
In November, the unemployment rate of U.S. dropped to 8.6 percent. According to the Labor of Bureau Statistics, it is at its lowest since March 2009, when it was 9 percent.
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Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2011 at 12:15 pm CST
Jefferson County's unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in October. This is high from September's rate at 8.8 percent and down from 9.1 percent in August.
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Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm CST
Tennessee workers would have high hopes again because of the move General Motors has taken. GM's Spring Hill plant plans to employ 700 workers by next year.
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Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 11:15 am CST
Yadkin County was one of those 92 counties with decreased unemployment rate at 8.8 percent in September.g
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