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Miami Government Jobs in Danger

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

An unprecedented number of Miami government jobs could soon be eliminated if the city fails to find a different way to balance its budget.

If city officials don’t find another solution in the near future, Miami could be forced to lay off 1,128 employees, or about 31 percent of the city’s workforce. Officials have been avidly looking for ways to mend a $100 million budget gap.

One tentative plan would change a civil service law and place the lowest-paid, shortest-tenured employees at the highest risk of being laid off, while allowing the highest-paid, longest-serving workers to keep their jobs.

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Phoenix Government Jobs See Smallest Yearly Drop

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

While the area’s unemployment rate increased and more jobs were lost over the month and year, the education industry was the only industry to see a yearly increase in employment, while Phoenix government jobs saw the smallest yearly decline.

During January, the Phoenix area’s unemployment rate increased from 8.2 percent to 9.2 percent, following an 8.1 percent increase during December 2009. Despite the latest increase, the area’s rate is still lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale area had a total non-farm employment of 1,674,800 workers during January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,712,900 workers during December and a 5.5 percent decrease from last year.

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Tucson Government Jobs

Friday, November 20th, 2009

If you’re looking to get into politics, you may want to consider the many Tucson government jobs available.

Tucson’s government industry employed 80,500 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 78,200 workers during August, but a 3.2 percent decrease from last year.

Tucson has what’s considered a “weak mayor” model of local government. The six-member City Council has exclusive legislative authority and shares executive authority with the mayor. The mayor is elected by voters apart from the council, while a city manager is appointed to overlook the everyday operations of the city. Bob Walkup currently serves as the mayor of Tucson.

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