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Traffic up 13 percent for WIN Job Center: job market has changed, and so have the people either filing for unemployment or using agencies.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 23-FEB-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Traffic up 13 percent for WIN Job Center: job market has changed, and so have the people either filing for unemployment or using agencies.(Small Business)

Article Excerpt
With the national unemployment rate for January hitting 7.6 percent, not many businesses are doing well.

One that has seen an uptick, though, is the business of finding employment for the unemployed.

Jessica Nichols, workforce manager for the Madison County WIN Job Center in Canton, said traffic there was up 13 percent in January compared with January 2008.

"That's actually a pretty high number," she said. "Unfortunately, it's to file for unemployment. That's just the nature of the economy right now."

The job market has changed, and so have the people either filing for unemployment benefits or using...

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