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A blog to inform Pittsburgh area jobseekers and recruiters about Pittsburgh job news, advice and happenings around the 'burgh concerning the job market especially pertaining to the hourly, blue collar, entry level to mid level skilled positions. We speak with hundreds of Human Resource people, business owners and department heads every week giving us a firm finger on the pulse of the Pittsburgh Job Marke

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posted on
May 6th, 2012
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The Burgh Works: A Pittsburgh Jobs Blog
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Railroad companies seeking improvements, 15,000 new hires

By Tom Fontaine
Tribune-Review
Don Despines turned to railroading a decade ago after earning a college accounting degree and working several sal ...

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posted on
April 10th, 2012
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The Burgh Works: A Pittsburgh Jobs Blog
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Pittsburgh

Over 61,000 People Were Helped By Goodwill During 2011

PITTSBURGH, April 10, 2012 – Services and programs provided by Goodw ...

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posted on
March 12th, 2012
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The Burgh Works: A Pittsburgh Jobs Blog
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February Job Report Shows Positive Trends

The jobs outlook improved once again in February as both new employment and the overall labor force rose for the third straight month. Employers added over a quarter of a million private sector job ...

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posted on
February 3rd, 2012
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U.S. adds 243,000 jobs in January

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the u ...

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posted on
February 1st, 2012
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Pittsburgh Unemployment Down to 6.9% in December

HARRISBURG (JANUARY 31) – In December, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was down two-tenths of a percentage point ...

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