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Archive for February, 2010Florida Hospitality Jobs for Haitian ImmigrantsTuesday, February 16th, 2010The Florida Educational Institute will commit $3.7 million in scholarhip money to fund career training for Haitian immigrants, many of which are working Florida hospitality jobs. The funds are meant to assist the Haitian relief effort stemming from the disastrous earthquake last month. There are 398 Haitian immigrants in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, Florida, who have been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by President Barack Obama. Florida Jobs On the DeclineWednesday, February 10th, 2010Florida jobs are decreasing, which is reflected in the numbers released Friday by the state labor department. Florida’s unemployment rate was 11.8 percent in December, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month, and the highest rate since 1975. The Miami Herald pointed to Chick-Fil-A as an example of how desperate job seekers are becoming. According to the Herald, the new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Miami Lakes opened this week with a crew of carefully selected workers. “We had about 6,000 applications for 65 jobs,” said Tony Sampayo, the fast-food restaurant’s owner. “It has been great. We ended up with a really good team.” |
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