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A winning bid by one company for two local contracts will help to create several Austin construction jobs.

The Austin City Council recently awarded two construction contracts worth $12.7 million to Chasco Constructors. This is welcome news to local construction workers and the company, as civil projects are highly coveted in the current economy, mainly because of a lack of commercial and residential construction projects.

According to an article by the Austin Business Journal, the company made the lowest bid, of $6.4 million, to add more overnight parking space for jets at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. That project will require 1,100 truckloads of concrete to pour 10,000 cubic yards. The project, which is expected to begin during spring 2010, will create about 30 jobs and last about a year.

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There are several places to search for Fort Lauderdale teaching jobs.

When it comes to primary and secondary education, Broward County Public Schools is the largest school district in the Ft. Lauderdale area, operating 23 public schools throughout the city. The 2007 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test for public schools in Ft. Lauderdale awarded 10 of 16 elementary schools “A” or “B” grades, while one of four middle schools received that grade.

Three schools, including Sunland Park Elementary School, Arthur Ashe Middle School and Boyd Anderson High School, received failing grades on that assessment. However, none of those schools received a failing grade twice in a four-year period, making them eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship Program under Florida’s education plan.

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If you’re in the market for a new career, there are plenty of places to look for City of San Antonio jobs (Click here).

San Antonio, which is home to 1.4 million residents, is the second-largest city in the State of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the nation. San Antonio was the fourth-fastest growing city in the nation from 2000 to 2006 and the fifth-fastest growing city from 2007 to 2008.

San Antonio is home to six Fortune 500 companies, including:

• Valero Energy
• Tesoro
• United Services Automobile
• CC Media Holdings
• NuStar Energy
• Kinetic Concepts

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There are a plethora of places to look for jobs in Nashville Tennessee.

Nashville, which has 626,144 residents, has strong healthcare, music, publishing, banking and transportation industries. Tennessee is home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, with two of those located in Nashville, including Hospital Corporation of America and Vanguard Health Systems.

Healthcare is the largest industry in Nashville, which is home to more than 250 healthcare companies, including HCA, which is the largest private operator of hospitals in the world. The industry contributes about $18.3 billion per year and 94,000 jobs to the local economy.

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Although the area’s unemployment rate has continued to climb and is now higher than the national average, more Miami medical jobs and education jobs are currently in existence than ever before.

During October, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall area saw its unemployment rate increase from 11.4 percent to 11.8 percent, following a decrease from 11.8 percent during September. The area’s current rate is higher than the national unemployment rate at the time of 10.2 percent.

The Miami area’s education and health services industry employed 157,200 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. this is up from 156,000 workers during September and a 1 percent decrease from last year.

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Despite the fact that the city’s unemployment rate slightly declined, the Tampa Bay area saw a decrease in monthly and yearly employment during October, and Tampa construction jobs accounted for the majority of that drop.

During October, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 11.8 percent to 11.7 percent, following an increase from 11.4 percent during September. That increase places the area’s current rate above the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.

The area had a total non-farm employment of 1,157,200 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,158,000 workers during September and a 4.8 percent decrease from last year.

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There are plenty of positions to choose from if you’re looking for Dallas retail jobs.

One of the most popular jobs for retail workers are those in clothing and clothing accessories stores. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, establishments in the sector include regular clothing stores, shoe stores, jewelry stores, luggage stores and leather goods stores.

Companies within the clothing and clothing accessories stores sector sell new clothing and clothing accessories merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Most establishments in the sector employ staff members that are knowledgeable about fashion trends and the matching of styles and colors, as well as the combination of clothing and accessories.

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