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Chicago Jobs would be Created by Olympics

Posted on June 29, 2009

As many of you may already know, the City of Chicago is in the running to host the 2016 Olympics. Aside from bringing business and international attention to the city, hosting such an event would create thousands of Chicago jobs. Overall, the games would create 315,000 new jobs and generate more than $20 billion in […]


Chicago Government Jobs are Largest in City

Posted on June 22, 2009

Those with Chicago government jobs work for some of the largest employers in the city. Government employees dominate the Chicago economy. The government industry alone employed 481,300 workers during May, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the list of largest employers by Crain’s Chicago Business, five of […]


Chicago Education Jobs Cut

Posted on June 16, 2009

Several Chicago education jobs will soon be lost. Officials at Chicago Public Schools recently announced that they plan to lay off 500 workers within the next few weeks and another 500 workers during the next year. The cuts aren’t expected to affect classrooms, but instead will take place among the 5,300 employees in the school’s […]


Chicago Sales Job Competition

Posted on June 9, 2009

Would you take part in a reality-style competition to get a job? Unemployed workers who are interested in a Chicago sales job – and a shot at owning a business – will soon have the chance to do just that. Graphics Resource Management LLC recently announced the creation of “The Partner,” a reality-style competition for […]


Chicago Jobs Increase during April, Unemployment Spikes

Posted on June 1, 2009

Although some Chicago jobs were added from March to April, the city lost workers compared to last year and saw its unemployment rate nearly reach 10 percent. The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet area saw its unemployment rate increase from 9.3 percent to 9.9 percent during April, higher than the national unemployment rate of 8.9 percent. The area’s unemployment […]