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A Senate committee is exploring the use of labour from Pacific countries to meet the seasonal employment needs of the horticultural industry and other intensive agriculture industries. The Farmers Federation has called for a scheme to cover temporary and peak gaps in the rural labour market. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Disney Goes Intern-Shopping May 5, 2006
The objective of seasonal employment has evolved as the post-college job market has become more competitive, said Jamie O'Boyle, a theme park scholar at the Center for Cultural Studies & Analysis in Philadelphia. "In the 1960s, the idea was to get your high school or college kid a job to give them some responsibility and keep them off the street," O'Boyle said. (Los Angeles Times)
SD County employment rises Apr 22, 2006
Unadjusted jobless rates don't account for seasonal employment changes, such as summer or holidays. Gary Knight, president and chief executive officer of the San Diego North Economic Council, said he was very pleased with the latest numbers. (North County Times)
Region adds jobs since '05 Mar 10, 2006
For the state as a whole and New York City, the Labor Department factors out the seasonal employment variations, making consecutive-month comparisons easier. In that seasonally adjusted data, the state unemployment rate fell to 4. (Albany Times Union)
- State Posts Modest January Job Gains Mar 4, 2006
However, nonfarm employment in the county fell by 60,100 jobs, part of "normal seasonal employment reductions," the Employment Development Department said. Orange County continued to post the Southland's lowest jobless rate, at 3. (Los Angeles Times)
Money for old skillsThe 7m lifeline to help save Britain's dying traditional crafts Jan 19, 2006
Mr Mace says the unreliability of seasonal employment and the option to work for steady wages in factories are to blame. The people who would have traditionally taken on this kind of work no longer do so. (BBC News -- UK)
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