The STLtoday.com graphic design team of Brian Williamson and Erica Smith have developed an interactive map tracking employment trends in the St. Louis region.

Drawn from state, local and federal jobs data, the map provides snapshot of area employment. It reflects…

A column published Friday detailed some of the efforts undertaken over the past ten years by the St. Louis chapter of Jobs with Justice, a national movement that advocates for fair wages and other work-related issues.

The column noted that Lara Granich,…

An international business major, Josh Welch’s goal upon arriving at the at the University of Missouri-St. Louis was perhaps landing an entry level job in Paris.

Needless to say, the economy has foiled that objective.

Friday afternoon found Welch making the rounds…

From the print edition of STLJobWatch, published in the Friday edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

You’ve adhered to the job-seekers’ bible by networking with friends, family, the guy seated next to you at the ballgame and anyone capable of providing…

Taryn Ariel came across last week’s column on Amanda Hill courtesy of her mother.
“This reminds me of you,” Taryn’s mom said, passing along Hill’s tale of a unique and aggressive job-seeking strategy paying off with a position orchestrating weddings and other events…

From the print edition of STLJobWatch, published in Friday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Allison & Taylor, a professional “reference checking and employment verification” firm,  heads off the possibility of an unwelcome opinion undercutting a potential employment opportunity by surreptitiously contacting former bosses, colleagues…

STLJobWatch is inviting sponsors and readers to post announcements of June job fairs and career development seminars on the comments section below.

The job fair notifications will become a monthly feature in this space until we can find a permanent home for the feature on this site. 

U.S. Representatives William Lacy…

The advertisement extolled the benefit of knowing your credit score. In addition to standing between a consumer and the purchase of a new car or home, the commercial warned, a poor credit report can also be used against a job…

To hear everyone from President Obama on down tell it, the path out of the recession will be paved in green. Jobs, that is.

In Missouri, state officials have embraced the concept of displaced autoworkers — and the factories that supported…

Following up on its lists of the best small cities for jobs, the best medium-sized cities for jobs and the worst cities for jobs, abcnews.com in conjunction with the on-line edition of Forbes is out with the best big cities to find employment…