Employment
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State leaders aim to kick-start economic-development efforts
State leaders will head outside Virginia, near and far, during 2011 to drum up economic development that would boost a weak employment picture.
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Who's Hiring in Mount Vernon? Jan. 20
Jiffy Lube in Mt. Vernon is hiring full-time employees to be lube technicians and customer service advisers.
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Education, enlistment and employment
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Who's hiring in Mount Vernon?
SPAR is looking for part-time, entry level merchandisers to work for different clients and retailers.
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Firm offers free job advice to the unemployed
With the unemployment rate hovering at 9.8 percent, there are a lot of people looking for work out there. And with so many people looking for so few jobs, it's tougher than ever to find one.
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Applebee's 'car-side girl' sues for harassment: Court case of the week
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Alleged: Prank phone calls, back rubs.
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Area outperforms all other big metros
The Washington area outperformed the nation’s 11 other largest metropolitan regions in job-creation over the past year, according to new figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Who's hiring in Mt. Vernon
This week's picks for the best jobs in the area.
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Training fair set Dec. 8 at Frederick County Workforce Services
For those workers laid off in Frederick County, help is at hand
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Rush of applicants at D.C.'s new IHOP illustrates distress of a stalled economy
In hundreds of applications for jobs at the District's new IHOP, candidate after candidate reels off impressive work histories.
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Airports’ economic impact detailed
Airlines accounted for 20.7 percent of overall employment at Dulles and 21.2 percent at National.
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Jobfox creator is programmed to build businesses
Founder of CareerBuilder.com, Rob McGovern, and now creator of Jobfox, is on a mission to top his own success.
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D.C. Council wants city to hire ex-convicts
The D.C. Council wants to make it easier for the city government to hire ex-convicts.
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Wolf: focus needs to be jobs, jobs, jobs
Bringing jobs back to the United States will be among the top goals of U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf as he heads into his 16th term in Congress.
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Government hiring, spending spurs D.C.-area job creation
The Washington region's job market has recovered from the economic downturn more quickly than any other major metropolitan area, thanks in large part to government hiring and spending.
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Sexual harassment, assault allegations at RV repair company: Court case of the week
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Inside the alegations of sexual harassment and assault at Virginia RV repair shop.
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Sexist boss seeks to take sexy young female as 'personal assistant'
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Reliable transportation, sexiness required
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Sometimes, work just doesn’t pay
But beyond the difficulty of finding a job, is the difficulty many residents in DC face of having that job cover their basic needs.
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