City Reaches Goal of 20,000 Job Placements in 2009

NEW YORK (1010 WINS)  -- He set the goal in his 'State of the City' address, and now Mayor Bloomberg announced the City has placed New Yorkers in 20,000 jobs since the beginning of this year.

The job placement is up 42 percent from the same time in 2008, when 17,000 job placements were made. To achieve the goal, the City expanded its Workforce1 Career Center hours, created new sector-based workforce centers and focused on identifying job opportunities in growth industries.


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The Mayor made the announcement at a 1010 WINS 5-Borough Business Breakfast at the New York Marriott in Downtown Brooklyn.

"Despite the economic recession that continues to plague the entire nation, our Workforce1 Career Centers have achieved the record 20,000 job placements we set out to achieve, and they've done it ahead of schedule," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet or they're worried about losing their jobs. The government can't end the national recession, but these job placements show we can make a real difference for individuals and families. They are the latest indication that there are businesses in all five boroughs that are growing and hiring, and we're doing everything we can to support them."

Since the beginning of this year, the Workforce1 Career Centers have made 20,620 job placements, with 5,362 placements in the Bronx; 3,557 placements in Brooklyn; 3,203 placements in Manhattan; 6,669 placements in Queens; and 1,829 placements in Staten Island. Centers have connected job seekers to positions in fields such as health care, retail, accommodation and food services, transportation and warehousing, and educational services, among others. The City is on pace to place New Yorkers in about 23,000 jobs by the end of 2009.