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With rising unemployment, corporate layoffs and an economy in recession, jobs are hard to come by. So it may surprise you that some companies are still hiring, and in large numbers around the country.
Click ahead to see the big companies that are hiring right now and where those new jobs will be.
Posted 5 Mar 2009
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is hiring 125 customer-service reps in Dublin, OH
Target
Target is opening 27 new stores in 15 states on Sunday. Each store will employ anywhere from 200 to 300 workers.
IBM
IBM is set to hire 1,300 workers for IT center in Dubuque, IA
Hewlett Packard
HP is building a customer support center in Rio Rancho, NM, which is expecting to hire 1,300 workers.
APAC Customer Service
APAC Customer Services, which provides customer services for other companies, is adding 450 workers at its Tucson, AZ call center.
McLane
McLane, a food-distribution service owned by Berkshire Hathaway, is expecting to build a distribution center in Republic, MO that could hire up to 400 workers.
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is hiring 400 workers for a new SuperCenter in Jacksonville, FL.
IBM
IBM is also expecting to hire 200 workers for a new call center in Daleville, IN
US Government
Currently, there are 41,000 federal jobs available nationwide, and the White House's new budget plan could potentially lead to 100,000 additional jobs.
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