Hurricane National Job Bank Matching Jobs And Workers
83,281 Jobs For Evacuees Were Available Today
Release Date: October 5, 2005
Release Number: HQ-05-324
ATLANTA, Ga. -- A national Hurricane Recovery Job Connection online job bank has been created to help the thousands of workers now out of work because Hurricanes Katrina or Rita either destroyed their jobs or caused them to evacuate.
The program is operated by the U.S. Department of Labor and is featured on the home page of that agency’s existing employment assistance program. It can be accessed online at www.ajb.org and is updated daily with new jobs listed by employers. Officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urge displaced storm victims seeking employment to consult the Hurricane Recovery Job Connection.
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao said she had the new resource created “to connect workers with employers who have jobs to give, including temporary jobs cleaning up and rebuilding devastated communities.” Connections can also be made with more permanent career jobs. Katrina alone impacted 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast region, and Rita has erased some coastal Louisiana communities.
- On Oct 4, the site listed 83,281 jobs that were available;
- 1,115 new jobs were listed by employers that day;
- 707 worker resumes were available for employers to review;
- 29 new resumes were filed.
The site permits workers to establish a personal account, write and post their resumes and create a cover letter. It also features “scout” a device to help employees find the kind of job they want or to help employers find the workers they need. The results are then automatically emailed to employee or employer.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Last Modified: Thursday, 06-Oct-2005 11:12:27