Interactive NY Jobs Express Booth Debuts at Palisades Center Today

The Department of Labor’s interactive Jobs Express booth will debut as part of the Palisades Center Job Fair, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 8.

The fair will feature 30 Palisades Center businesses.

At the Jobs Express booth, job seekers will be able to search through the thousands of available jobs in the region with one-on-one assistance from trained workforce development specialists.

• Wednesday, October 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. (during the job fair)
• Thursday, October 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Friday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“We have seen tremendous success with Jobs Express from both businesses and job seekers – now we are bringing that service directly out into the community,” said Commissioner Peter M. Rivera. “I encourage anyone looking for a job to stop by the Jobs Express booth and learn about available jobs in the region.”

In the Hudson Valley Region, nearly 900 businesses post openings on Jobs Express each month and there are 10,800 Hudson Valley Jobs listed on the Jobs Express website, www.jobs.ny.gov.

The Hudson Valley Region includes Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties.

The top job categories in the region are: sales; health care; management; transportation; and office and clerical. New businesses and job listings are added to the Jobs Express site every day, officials said.