Posts Tagged ‘job’
School overwhelmed by 700 applications for 1 janitor job
Saturday, March 7, 2009 15:19 2 CommentsA sign of our times.
AP – Evidence of the slumping economy is stacking up at an Ohio school which has nearly 700 applications for one open janitorial job.
Officials at Perry Local Schools near Canton in northeast Ohio say they’ve extended the deadline until Monday to accommodate the overwhelming response to the week-old posting. The full-time [...]
700,000 Jobs Lost in Feb – ADP
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:46 No CommentsAccording to the ADP index, which is based on company payrolls, U.S. private-sector firms cut 697,000 jobs in February. This is the largest job loss ever reported by ADP (Since it began collecting data in 2001).
Goods-producing companies lost 338,000 jobs, the 26th consecutive decline. Manufacturing shed 219,000, whle construction gave up 114,000.
Website outlines the state of the job market
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 21:09 No CommentsWhile reading through TechCrunch.com I came across an interesting site which has compiled data regarding the employment climate (It ain’t pretty). The graph below is courtesy of Indeed.com. The site has tracked the amount of job openings in January 2009 versus the same time last year. Most job openings are off between 40-50% while the [...]
