Job Seekers

Job Seekers Exceed Openings By Record Ratio: 6:1

New York Times | PETER S. GOODMAN | Posted 11.26.2009 | Home


Job seekers now outnumber openings six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000. According to the Labor Depa...

Companies Are Hiring, But Beware Competition

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business


Help wanted: pharmacists, engineers and nurses. Believe it or not, even some banks are hiring, at least for their technology teams. While the recessio...

Thousands Attend "Good Morning America" Job Fair At Navy Pier

Chicago Sun-Times | Cheryl V. Jackson and Francine Knowles | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago


Jerry Gillespie is a carpenter. But the 31-year-old Chicago man has hit wall after wall in an effort to find work. Unemployed for the last six mont...