The WorkForce job fair is held three times a year at the Blaisdell Center. In the most recent job fair, a total of 171 employers attended, leading economic experts to believe that there is continued strengthening in the labor market of Hawaii. At the previous WorkForce job fair held in January, there were only 150 potential employers. The number of job seekers remained unchanged at approximately 3,500 people. Beth Busch, executive director of WorkForce, stated, “Some of this is trickle-down from the increases in tourism that we’ve been seeing for months. Why weren’t employers hiring before? They were still kind of scared having been through that recession. When the economy started improving they were thinking ‘What if we hire a bunch more people, what if it was a blip?’ Well now I think they’ve figured it out. It’s not a blip. This is the real thing. So they’re looking to hire.”
One of the biggest new recruiters was Lawson Station, a Japan-based convenience store. Lawson has already opened two stores in Waikiki and has announced that they will open another 20 to 30 stores in Hawaii within the next three years. Lawson plans to hire between 20 and 30 employees for each store.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 5-16-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
