Job alert - - State, county see slight increases in jobs, unemployments

State, county see slight increases in jobs, unemployments
Olympian - Thurston County unemployment was slightly higher in April, rising to 4.4 percent, up from 4.3 percent in March, the state Department of Employment Security reported today. Though the unemployment rate grew by one-tenth of a percentage point, the

Child Services jobs to be privatized
WTHR - Social services in Indiana will soon operate for-profit in the hands of an outside company. 13 Investigates has uncovered the first of nearly 2,600 state employees in jeopardy of losing their current jobs. Meantime, questions swirl over two potential

Insurance company expanding in Franklin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Franklin - Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. plans to double the size of its campus on S. 27th St. with an $85 million project that will create space for another 1,100 employees. The campus at S. 27th St. and W. Drexel Ave. is being expanded to

TSP moves jobs out of New Orleans, into the private sector
GovExec.com - Hurricane Katrina has spurred an outsourcing of Thrift Savings Plan support functions to happen faster than originally planned, leaving only upper-tier policy and financial jobs filled by federal employees. The National Finance Center, an Agriculture

State adds 9,800 nonfarm jobs; unemployment rate is unchanged
Statesman Journal - Oregon's job market held steady in April, adding 9,800 jobs to nonfarm payroll employment. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent, the Oregon Employment Department said Monday. The rate was well below the year-ago

Defense agency unsure when clearance processing will resume
GovExec.com - Despite assurances nearly two weeks ago from the Office of Personnel Management that the Defense Security Service was days away from restarting the processing of security clearance applications, the program has not gotten back off the ground

City asks ARC for jobs study
Henry County Daily Herald - The city of McDonough could pay up to $7,000 for a review by regional authorities of what its roughly 130 employees do and how much they make. A continuation of a salary review by the Atlanta Regional Commission initiated earlier this year under the

MTC to host jobs fair May 25
Moultrie Observer - MOULTRIE About 50 businesses and industries will gather at Moultrie Technical College s Conference Center on the Veterans Parkway campus for the 2006 Community Career Fair 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Moultrie Tech and the Georgia

N.J. jobs increase but so does unemployment
Philadelphia Business Journal - New Jersey added 6,200 jobs last month, although its unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent from 4.5 percent in March, according to preliminary estimates released by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development . Private-sector payrolls