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Anyone considering the IT jobs Phoenix (http://jobs.insight.com) has to offer among their future career plans could benefit from an upcoming festival.

Gov. Jan Brewer and a number of other local leaders recently announced that the first ever Arizona SciTech Festival will take place during February 2012 as part of Arizona Science and Technology Month.

The six-week festival will feature more than 200 organizations from the arts, education, sports, business, and the community. The organizations involved will hold different events to show the public how science and technology are everywhere.

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There are a number of specialties that those with occupational therapy jobs Arizona can pursue.

Occupational therapists help injured, elderly, and disabled people rehabilitate from and adapt to physical and cognitie impairments. Their main duties are to evaluate clients’ specific problems, provide a customized action plan, and follow up.

These professionals can choose to specialize in a number of treatment areas. The American Occupational Therapy Association offers board certification in pediatrics, geriatrics, mental health, and physical rehabilitation.

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The number of nursing jobs Arizona (http://nursingjob.abrazohealth.com) has to offer continued to grow during August.

After increasing for three months in a row, Arizona’s unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 percent to 9.3 percent during August. Unfortunately, the state’s rate is still higher than the national average of 9.1 percent.

Arizona employed a total of 2,408,400 workers during August, which is up from 2,393,000 workers during September and a 1.7 percent increase from last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Those with Dallas restaurant jobs may be seeing fewer customers, working fewer hours, and bringing in less money.

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index dropped by .3 percent to 99.4 during August, marking the index’s second monthly decline in a row. The decrease is mainly due to fewer patrons and lower sales.

During August, the current situation index dropped by .5 percent to 99.3, while the expectations index declined by .1 percent to 99.5.

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