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11.02.2009 2:02 pm

Support groups a barometer of local job market

By Steve Giegerich
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The official count on area unemployment, of course, is delivered monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics with a nudge from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

The raw numbers crunched by the BLS (based on state and regional jobless data) is…

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02.16.2009 2:43 pm

Businesspersons Between Jobs flock to meetings

By Steve Giegerich
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2009 - Job seekers at the weekly meeting of 'Businesspersons Between Jobs' at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Ballwin checked the job postings wall in the gymnasium Monday morning. The group, originally formed in 1972 and typically attracting 40 members, has grown rapidly with the start of the new year. On Monday about 110 people came to network and listen to presentations. Of the 110, 21 were new attendees. Robert Cohen | Post-Dispatch

Job seekers check postings at weekly meeting of Businesspersons Between Jobs (Robert Cohen photo)

By several accounts, Businesspersons Between Jobs is expanding faster than Rush Limbaugh’s ego. It wasn’t that long ago the organization, which has been around since 1970, could count on…

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