Friday, March 18, 2011
By Ann Belser, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The state unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent in February from January's 8.3 percent rate, the state Department of Labor and Industry reported Thursday.
Pennsylvania also reported there were 30,000 more people working statewide in February than there were in January.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is now nearly a full percentage point below the rest of the nation, which logged 8.9 percent unemployment for the month.
Still, the news is actually not good for the long-term unemployed. This week the state announced that unemployment benefits would be reduced from 99 weeks to 93 weeks because, in January, the unemployment rate fell below 8.4 percent and that automatically triggered a reduction in the number of weeks that benefits would be paid.
The January unemployment rate was originally reported at 8.2 percent, but later revised to 8.3 percent. It was the average for November, December and January that triggered the reduction in federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11077/1132749-407.stm
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Job Fair Success!
90 Pittsburgh area companies and 1,400 job seekers attended the 10th annual Spring Pittsburgh Diversity employment Expo. A special thanks to all who attended and helped make this event so successful! A special thanks to the staff at Consol Energy Center!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Spring 2011 Pittsburgh Diversity Employment Expo Coming March 15th, 90 Companies Will Be On Hand!
The 10th annual Pittsburgh Diversity Employment Expo Job Fair series will begin this year on March 15th at Consol Energy Center from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. Interest is already high among local Pittsburgh employers and 90 companies are expected to be on hand.
Produced by the Pittsburgh office of EmploymentGuide.com and co-sponsored by The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh in association with AARP Foundation WorkSearch and the Allegheny County Department of Veteran's Affairs, featuring career opportunities from Consol Energy, Inc, this event is open to the general public and free for all job seekers.
Positions being offered will be in healthcare, nursing, oil/gas, manufacturing, banking/finance, sales, customer service, retail, military, hospitality, drivers, social services and much more.
Pre-registration for job seekers is not required but doing so will allow faster entrance at the door by-passing the registration table! Job Seekers may pre-register by clicking here.
Pittsburgh area employers are invited to find out more about how they can attend by emailing pittsburghjobs@gmail.com.
Here is the current company list which will be added to as we get closer to the event:
ADP Business ServicesAll-State Career School
Alorica (customer service and sales)
Aramark CONSOL Energy Center
Arc Human Services
Ariba/Freemarkets
Army National Guard
AVI Food Systems
Bank of America
Bethany Hospice
BNY/Mellon
Callos Companies (office/clerical, manufacturing and more)
Center For Family Planning Research (Magee Hospital)
Institute For Transfusion Medicine (Central Blood Bank)
Citizen Care, Inc
City of Pittsburgh
Combined Insurance
Comcast
Community College of Allegheny County
Community Options
Commute Info
Consol Energy, Inc (engineering and more)
Dish Network
Dollar Bank
Duncan Land + Energy (marcellus shale jobs)
Eaton Corp
ePeople Healthcare
Face 2 Face Sales Solutions
Family Behavioral Recources
Farmers Insurance Group
FedEx SmartPost
First Commonwealth Bank
First National Bank of PA
First Niagara
Five Star Quality Care
G4S Secure Solutions (security guards)
Gallagher Home Health Services
Garfield Jubilee Association
Gateway Health Plan
Geneva College
Glade Run Lutheran Services
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance
Golden Living Centers
Goodwill
HCR/Manorcare
HHGregg Appliances and Electronics (new retail)
Home Depot
Jim Shorkey Family Auto Group (sales)
Kaplan Career Institute
Kellermeyer Building Services (janitorial)
Life Pittsburgh
Life's Work
Lifesteps, Inc.
Lowe's
Mainstay Life Services
Maxim Healthcare
Monumental Life Insurance
Moriarty Consultants, Inc (Home Healthcare)
NCO (call center)
Northwood Realty
Pittsburgh Job Corp Center
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Tech. Institute-PTI
Premier Pan Company (manufacturing)
Prospector's Group (sales)
Prudential Financial
Prudential Preferred Realty
Quest Diagnostics
Rent a Center (sales, delivery drivers)
Sanford Brown
Sears Stores
South Hills Movers (drivers, helpers)
Southwood Psychiatric Hospital
Steel Town Promotions
StoneMor Partners (sales)
Strayer University
Taco Bell
Transitional Services
U.S. Army R.O.T.C.
U.S. Home Systems (remodeling sales and marketing)
U.S. Navy
United Health Group (Claims Representative Associates)
United Insurance
UPMC
Valvoline Oil Change Centers
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Verizon
Wyotech
YWCA
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