Pennsylvania Jobless Rate Falls To 8% In February

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

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!

Spring 2011 Pittsburgh Diversity Employment Education Expo March 15th - Over 85 Companies 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 over 85 companies are expected to be on hand. P

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 Services


All-State Career School


Alorica (customer service and sales)


Aramark CONSOL Energy Center


Arc Human Services


Ariba/Freemarkets


Army National Guard


AVI Food Systems


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


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


Transitional Services


U.S. Army R.O.T.C.


U.S. Navy


United Health Group (Claims Representative Associates)


United Insurance


UPMC


Valvoline Oil Change Centers


VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System


Verizon


Wyotech


YWCA