Late Lunch
D.C. lovin, 1,000 Mile Commute, and the Job Report
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I WOULD WALK 500 MILES…
No this isn't a story about the hit song from the 90s, but it is the true life story of a man who's willing to go the distance to find a job. GM worker Steve Kerl was layed off after the GM assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin was shut down. Luckily, he was fortunate enough to be offered jobs at another GM plant, which he took. The catch? The job is more than 1,000 miles away in Arlington, TX. Talk about a commute. [CNN]
Over The Rainbow
Source: flickr/Marlith
LOVE’S IN THE AIR
Same-sex couples began marrying in Washington, D.C. today, with many lining up to pick up their licenses from D.C. Superior Court as early as 3:30am. Sinjoyla Townsend and Angelisa Young, who have been together for more than a decade, became the first same-sex couple to marry. D.C. is now the sixth place in the country where marriage equality is legal, following Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. For the video, click here. [CNN]
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MORE JOBS ON THE HORIZON?
Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, just one sign that employers may be ready to hire more workers. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December. Currently, there are now about 5.5 unemployed people, on average, competing for each opening. This number is still higher than the 1.7 people who were competing for each opening when the recession began. [AP]
Posted 1:45 PM | Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 | Permalink
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