American State Jobs

Fewer Mass Layoffs, Government Hiring Bright Spot
In February 2009* alone, employers made 2,769 mass layoffs compared with 1,672 mass layoffs in the same month last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each layoff involved at least 50 people from a single employer filing for unemployment insurance. Since December 2007, when the [...]

100 New Federal Jobs for Agriculture Specialist
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to increase the ranks of its
2,277 agriculture specialists by about 100 this year, according to a
spokesman who said Buffalo will add about eight to its staff of 30. Part of
the effort includes inspecting the commercial shipments of beef, potted
plants, potatoes [...]