On September 21, 2009
CityCenter’s 12,000 Jobs For 160,000 Applications
I did the math on CityCenter’s 12,000 job offers given to 160,000 applicants. The beleaguered $8.5 billion project by partners MGM Mirage and Dubai World, said it will hire 12,000 by the end of the month, which comes to around 1 in 13 applicants will be receiving a phone call. The story also says that applicants came from as far away as Ohio, but in this economy, that shouldn’t be surprising. Last week, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced unemployment reached a record of 13.4 percent in August. Still, it’s the biggest hiring push on the Las Vegas Strip in some time, which some are viewing as a step in the right economic direction. I think it’s great that…
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