Although the city has taken a hit as of late, one tourist destination is doing its part to help create more Las Vegas hospitality jobs.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is planning to hire a total of 1,200 workers by the end of the year to help fill a variety of positions that have become available because of the company’s expansion. The company has already hired 400 new workers and plans to hire 800 more before the end of the year.

Positions to be filled include call dealers, housekeeping staff, bellmen, front desk agents, room reservation agents and EVS attendants. According to an article by KVBC, the company also is planning to host a series of job fairs throughout the summer, but specific dates and times have not yet been released.

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Several Florida nursing jobs are now in danger.

The Obama administration recently proposed a cut to Medicare Part A nursing home benefits, which would greatly affect Florida’s seniors. The cuts would place care access and care giving jobs at risk. This regulation was originally proposed during the Bush administration.

According to an article by The Ledger, Obama’s central policy focus is job creation and healthcare, but this regulation would threaten key caregiver jobs that make a measurable difference in quality of care for Florida seniors. The American Health Care Association found that the regulation would cut Florida’s Medicare-financed nursing home care by $78.4 million.

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When the economy begins to suffer, one of the first industries usually effected is retail.

Despite the fact that fuel prices are rising and interest rates have increased, Australian shoppers broke this trend and spent more in May than previous months. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics(ABS), retail sales improved in May by 0.7 percent after figuring in seasonal adjustments. This came after a 0.1 percent decrease in sales in April, which was the worst for that time of year since 2000.

Increased sales means there is a greater possibility that area retailers will create new Perth jobs. With data showing that the industry has bounced back somewhat, employers are less likely to be concerned about eliminating excess staff. If figures continue to be favorable, there is a good chance that they may even see need for new hires.

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Posted jobs online decreased during March.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series recently released a report noting that online advertised vacancies decreased by 100,000 to 3,248,000 during March. The March loss follows drops of 507,000 in December, 506,000 in January and 6,600 in February.

According to an article by Fox Business, this has resulted in a decline of more than 1,120,000 advertised vacancies, or more than 25 percent, during the last four months.

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The biodiesel industry could create 1,500 new Arkansas jobs.

A bill was recently introduced in Arkansas that would require 5 percent of all diesel fuel sold in the state to contain biodiesel, according to an article by MSNBC. The initiative would help cut back on pollution, as biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel, and would support feedstock like soybean oil, which is produced in Arkansas and used in biodiesel.

A study by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock found that the new initiative would create 1,500 jobs at an average salary of $37,000. The bill also would bring in $359 million each year and add $102 million to the state product, as well as add $25 million to yearly tax revenues, of which $11.4 million would be in state and local revenues.

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One city’s officials are stepping up to help underline the importance of pre employment testing.

In the City of Opelousas, La., Mayor Donald Cravins Sr. and the city’s board of aldermen have agreed to undergo the same drug screening program required for policeman and other city employees, according to an article by the Daily World.

“This is a message to our employees that this is important,” Cravins, who proposed the change, said in the article. “Far too many have failed their drug tests in the short time I have been mayor.”

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If you’re looking for a journalism job in Cleveland, you should know that journalists in Cleveland are no stranger to the declining interest in newspapers. Journalism as we know it is standing inches away from getting the delete key pressed on them.

Sitting down in the morning with a steaming cup of coffee and a fresh newspaper is an American tradition. This age old image is slowly coming to a close with in the 21st century. With an economy that is no stranger to lay-offs and cut backs around the country, journalists are having to face the reality that in-print isn’t in-style.

The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper, had to face this reality in 2008. At one time, the newspaper employed 372 workers and now has 240 Cleveland employees. According to the NPPA, National Press Photographers Association, this cut was due to lack of advertising revenue.

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One Ohio city is attempting to change its own background check laws after they were found by some to be too intrusive.

The City of Newark had issued waivers allowing extensive background checks to be performed on members of city boards. However, Law Director Doug Sassen is now looking to change those waivers, which he feels are a form of intrusion. According to an article by the Newark Advocate, the waivers have caused many board members to threaten resignation.

“Now that I’ve got the law director’s opinion on the changes that are necessary, I will certainly heed them,” Newark Mayor Bob Diebold said in the article. “I would have liked to have received them before (permission slips were mailed).”

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New Orleans jobs with a large NASA plant will soon be cut.

As NASA’s space shuttle program is expected to end in 2010, job cuts will soon be taking place at the Michoud assembly plant in New Orleans. Lockheed Martin, which makes up the majority of the workforce at the plant, plans to progressively eliminate 2,300 positions during the next three years, according to an article by WWLTV. About 75 percent of the employees at Michoud are assigned to making fuel tanks, but after 2010, NASA’s new fleet of space craft won’t need that tank.

“Every quarter beginning in 2009, we will reduce the workforce, most likely in approximately 20 percent increments until 2010,” Michael Javery, Lockheed Martin vice president of operations, said in the article.
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Students majoring in finance are going to have a hard time finding finance jobs, as fewer companies are recruiting new employees.

The United States’ financial activities industry employed 8,184,000 during September 2008, down from 8,201,000 during August. According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the industry saw an unemployment rate of 4 percent during September, down from 4.2 percent during August. During August, the industry had 179,000 job openings and 199,000 hires.

The industry as a whole has suffered a considerable blow as of late due to the current state of the economy, including a financial and credit crisis. The government recently passed a bailout plan in hopes to help many financial institutions regain steam.

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