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Old Posted Feb 13, 2015, 9:15 PM
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4,100 get employment assistance in Jersey City


By The Jersey Journal
on February 13, 2015 at 7:55 AM

More than 4,100 people received access to employment assistance and job training in 2014 through Jersey City's One Stop Career Center, the city announced.

In its first year, the Jersey City prisoner re-entry program enrolled 178 residents, placing 115 in jobs and offering them a second chance at a productive life.

"Jersey City has been an example for job growth and job creation in the region, but none of that matters if we don't offer access to those jobs for all of our residents," said Mayor Steve Fulop. "We have aggressively expanded our partnerships with corporate stakeholders, developed vocational programs and are creating a model prisoner re-entry program that is offering hundreds of residents a second chance at life."

On Tuesday, the administration announced U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics that show Jersey City continues to outpace both the nation and the state and other major cities in the NY/NJ region in reducing the unemployment rate.

The Fulop administration said in a press release that more than 9,000 jobs have been added and Jersey City's unemployment rate has dropped from 10.6 percent to 6.5 percent.
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