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San Antonio Government Jobs Increase 2.3 Percent Over Year

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Although the industry lost workers over the month, San Antonio government jobs saw the second-largest yearly increase in employment during June, behind only the mining and logging industry.

During June, the San Antonio-New Braunfels area’s unemployment rate increased from 7.1 percent to 7.7 percent, after decreasing from 7.3 percent during May. Despite the latest increase, the area’s rate is still lower than the national average of 9.5 percent.

The San Antonio area had a total non-farm employment of 838,100 workers during June, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 835,800 workers during May and only a .5 percent decrease from last year.

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Miami Government Jobs Created by Health Department, University Partnership

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A partnership between the local health department and a university will help create tens of thousands of Miami government jobs.

The Miami-Dade County Health Department and Florida International University are teaming up to create the state’s first Academic Health Sciences Center. As part of the effort, the health department will consolidate its administrative and program offices, currently housed at eight locations, at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

“Through this partnership, we can cut costs and become a more efficient department,” MDCHD Administrator Lillian Rivera said in a press release.

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Houston Government Jobs Saved by Other Efforts to Close Budget Gap

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Several other efforts to close a large budget gap could help save Houston government jobs.

City officials have announced that they will consider relying on employee attrition, efficiency gains from technology and money from a reserve fund to make up for about $7.5 million missing from Houston’s budget this fiscal year.

“I think we’re on the front end of recovery as opposed to the middle or the end,” Controller Ronald C. Green told Bloomberg. “If the trends continue in the direction that they’re going, we will be in a little more of a dire situation.”

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Colorado Government Jobs Focus on Maintaining Budget

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Whether or not Colorado government jobs will be affected by the upcoming budget remains to be seen, but state officials remain somewhat optimistic about this moth’s revenue forecasts.

“The revenue forecast for the current budget is hopeful and promising,” Gov. Bill Ritter said. “It’s the best forecast we’ve seen in almost two years, and it indicates that our strategies are working and the economy is slowly beginning to stabilize. However, one improved forecast does not stability make.

Ritter warns that the economy still remains volatile and that officials need to continue being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and continue making the fair, balanced and responsible decisions they have been making since the recession began.

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Los Angeles Government Jobs On the Chopping Block

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Several workers will soon lose their Los Angeles government jobs.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently announced that the City of Los Angeles will eliminate 1,000 jobs in order to cope with an ongoing budget crisis. The city is currently facing a budget shortfall of $212 million this year and $484 million during the fiscal year beginning July 1. The layoffs are expected to save up to $50 million this fiscal year.

“We’re living beyond our means, we have difficult choices to make, we must protect our economic future,” Villaraigosa said. “Unfortunately, instead of making progress, we are headed in the wrong direction. That ends today.”

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Arizona Government Jobs

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Those considering Arizona government jobs can look forward to serving in a challenging and changing political arena.

Phoenix serves as the state capital and home of the state legislative branch. That branch is made up of the state House of Representatives, which has 60 members, and the state Senate, which has 30 members. Arizona is split into 30 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives.

According to Wikipedia, all legislators are elected to two-year terms and are limited to serving four consecutive terms, although there are no limits on the total number of terms a legislator can serve. Republicans currently hold the majority of seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

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