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Fewer workers held multiple State of Nevada jobs during 2008 than workers in any other state. Visit http://nevada.jobing.com to learn more.

The most recent “Multiple Jobholding in States in 2008″ report from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics found that only 3.7 percent of workers 16 and older in Nevada held more than one job during 2008, a decrease from 3.8 percent during 2007.

Unfortunately, the low rate of Nevada workers with more than one job most likely does not mean that the majority of the population is content with their jobs, but instead that there are fewer employment choices given the state’s high jobless rate.

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One business outsourcing company has eliminated several Houston customer service jobs.

The Texas Workforce Commission recently reported that Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has laid off 181 employees from one of its Houston facilities. This is a surprising move, as the company recently added 120 positions in Houston when local clients began seeing more business.

According to reports from the Houston Chronicle and Houston Business Journal, officials at the company, which performs outsourcing services for other companies, said the job cuts were “due to lack of work.”

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The opening of a new bioscience park will result in the creation of several City of Tucson jobs.

The University of Arizona recently started construction on the Bioscience Park, a development expected to create high-paying jobs, attract capital investment for emerging industries and sustain long-term economic growth throughout Tucson and Arizona.

The park will include laboratory and office space, a science and technical high school affiliated with Tucson Unified School District, a hotel, a conference center and university housing. About 25 percent of the park will remain open space with courtyards and a greenbelt to encourage community interaction.

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One local college is expanding and creating several Austin teaching jobs.

The Austin Community College District recently announced that it will create an additional 100 full-time staff positions in order to keep up with increasing enrollment. It is expected there will be openings in all fields, with positions ranging from cashiers to campus police to media technology specialists.

“This new hiring reflects ACC’s commitment to expanding our faculty and staff base as enrollment increases,” Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, president and CEO of the Austin Community College District, told the Austin Business Journal. “We want to ensure all students have access to the same high-quality education and support services as ACC grows.”

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A new round of funding for two local health clinics will help create Tampa healthcare jobs and construction jobs.

The two clinics were recently granted a total of $6.6 million in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Of the $787 billion stimulus bill passed earlier this year, about $600 million will go to community health centers, in part as an effort to increase the use of electronic medical records.

Suncoast Community Health Centers will receive $3.7 million to expand services and Tampa Family Health Centers will receive $2.9 million to help build an 18,000-square-foot clinic next to University Community Hospital. That $4 million project is expected to create at least 15 construction positions and 22 healthcare-related jobs.

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The creation of a new mental health clinic will help create Portland construction jobs.

Central City Concern, a Portland-based community health clinic, recently announced that it will build a $12.5 million mental health clinic in the downtown area. The project, which is expected to be complete within two years, will help to create 111 construction jobs.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area could certainly use the additional construction positions. During October, the area’s construction industry employed 51,000 workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 52,000 workers during September and a 16.7 percent decrease from last year.

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Those with Dallas teaching jobs and healthcare jobs saw the biggest yearly increase in employment last month.

The October unemployment rate has not yet been released for the Dallas area, however, Texas as a whole saw its unemployment rate increase from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent last month, which is lower than the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.

The Dallas-Plano-Irving area had a total non-farm employment of 2,060,600 during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 2,054,600 workers during September, but a 2.5 percent decrease from last year.

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Those considering a career in healthcare may want to look into available Fort Lauderdale nursing jobs.

The Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach area’s education and health services industry employed 94,600 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 94,100 workers during August, but a .4 percent decrease from last year.

As a whole, the healthcare industry includes offices of physicians, dentists and other health practitioners; outpatient care centers; medical and diagnostic laboratories and home healthcare services; other ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals. Of the 15 largest occupations in the industry, nine provide direct patient care.

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Anyone looking for a career in Maryland may want to consider Baltimore medical jobs.

The Baltimore-Towson area’s education and health services industry employed 233,100 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 231,100 workers during August and a 1.7 percent increase from last year.

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation reports that the state’s healthcare industry has continued to grow since 2001, expanding at a rate of 10.2 percent through 2005. During that time, the industry added 23,912 jobs, accounting for a growth rate more than three times that of overall expansion in the state.

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A new report found that those looking for jobs in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin could benefit from training for middle-skill positions. Visit http://milwaukee.jobing.com to learn more about Milwaukee jobs.

The report - from The Joyce Foundation, Ford Foundation and Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance - suggests that the State of Wisconsin should invest in more training to prepare workers who will be needed for about 500,000 new and replacement jobs expected to open by 2016. Those jobs will require education beyond high school but short of a four-year college degree.

The report further suggests the state could gain a competitive advantage in economic recovery if businesses and policy-makers use the current national recession as a time to provide skills training for workers capable of filling the expected available positions.

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