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February 18, 2010 The jobs news this week is really bad but maybe you can score a job at the DOL. Ironically the US Department of Labor is hiring. This week's 3 sample jobs out of over 55 jobs are:

Safety And Health Clerk (Office Automation), Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
- located GA-Smyrna and GA-Tucker,
- Salary=31,315.00+
Program Assistant (Office Automation), Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
- located NH-Concord,
- located 34,234.00+
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
- located NJ-Marlton,
- located 47,448.00+

Check the DOL Jobs Website for lots more. Good hunting and happy new year.

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