http://articles.floridajobs.com Just another Local Careers - Local. Regional. National. weblog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:59:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One major local employer has eliminated nearly 50 jobs in Orlando. Lockheed Martin Corporation recently announced that it has laid off 44 workers from the company's high-tech training unit in Orlando. The company said the layoffs from Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support were necessary because of a decline in workload. Those ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/jobs-in-orlando/ More than 1,000 jobs in Fort Lauderdale were lost recently as the city's unemployment rate continued to climb to match that of the nation. During September, the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach area saw its unemployment rate increase from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent, following a decrease from July's rate of 9.7 ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/jobs-in-fort-lauderdale-lost/ A new effort to become more green will help create thousands of jobs in Miami (Click here) and throughout the state. President Barack Obama recently announced that the State of Florida will receive $200 million in federal stimulus funding in order to expand the Energy Smart Miami program throughout the state. ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/jobs-in-miami/ As the area's unemployment rate continued to climb, more Tampa Bay jobs were lost recently. During September, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area saw its unemployment rate increase from 11.4 percent to 11.7 percent, which is higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. The area has not seen its unemployment rate ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/tampa-bay-jobs/ Port workers with Florida jobs may soon be able to avoid undergoing costly and redundant criminal background checks. Rep. Kathy Castor recently added a provision to a bill that would remove redundant background check requirements for workers and businesses in Florida's ports. The amendment prohibits states from requiring a separate security ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/criminal-background-checks/ One local bank recently notified several Florida workers that they would soon be laid off. Miami-based Ocean Bank told 78 employees last week that they would be losing their jobs. This layoff, combined with 33 employees that recently accepted voluntary severance, reduces the bank's total employee count to about 786 workers. Those ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/outplacement-services/ State officials are making an effort to ensure that any workers with Florida jobs dealing with vulnerable people undergo background checks. Gov. Charlie Crist recently announced his plan to convene some state agencies in charge of reviewing legal requirements for screening those who work in facilities that provide care to children, ... http://articles.floridajobs.com/florida-jobs-with-the-vulnerable/