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Posted: 10:05 PM Oct 16, 2008
Temp Agency Seeks Workers to fill Jobs
West Virginia’s unemployment rate was at an all time low last month and Manpower Temp Agency says it's having trouble finding workers for jobs.
Reporter: Will Jones
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ)-- West Virginia’s unemployment rate was at an all time low last month and Manpower Temp Agency says it's having trouble finding workers for jobs.

"I think we've seen less people come in that what we have seen which is an interesting story in itself when people are saying that they're not any jobs out there," said Diane Strong of Manpower.

Strong says Manpower has the jobs, just not the men and women to do them, "we need more people so that voice needs to get out, we have jobs that we need people for a lot of times people during this economy will say the jobs are so bad that I can't find a job," she said.

Some West Virginian's are facing hard times, according to Workforce West Virginia, More than 4,400 claims were filed in September of this year, that’s up by nearly one-thousand from the 3,509 claims that were filed in September of 2007.

Mountain Mission has also seen an increase in requests for help.

Some calls for help are coming from people with jobs, those battling to stay afloat with the higher cost of living.

Despite this economic storm, Manpower officials say West Virginia is fairing much better than other states in this economy.

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Posted by: former kelly girl on Jan 26, 2009 at 06:53 PM

when i first moved away after graduating from college kelly kept me working until i found a full-time job. my roommate there got a job with the city government thru kelly and thru a buyout program was offered a full-time position. you have to work for less and they evaluate whether they want you as an employee. employers have the option of paying a finders fee and offering the temp a full time job. my experience was the staff was friendly and let me know what opportunities were available and often positions were there i was not qualified for.
Posted by: mushroom on Nov 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM

1 Month later and we hear manpower's employees ....all out of work hmmmmmmmmmmm Posted by: ANON123 on Nov 20, 2008 at 03:01 PM These people are temps and they knew when they where hired through Manpower that there was a good chance they wouldn't be guaranteed a job.
Posted by: Susan on Oct 22, 2008 at 11:33 AM

I worked out of Huntington office; they have a contact with a well-known lens maker (200 employees) with Manpower. Guess what that Huntington Manpower office-- brought in OVER $150,000.00 (plus) a WEEK for that 1 contact. Now not to mention the Cabell-Huntington Hospital, St. Marys Hospital, Marshall all contacted through an umbrella contact. And who are the dummies? The individuals who are lining the pockets of the owners of the agencies. JUST LIKE COROPORATE AMERICA!!! STOP TAKING HALP the WAGES! Billing for $16.00 and only paying $7.50 to 8.00.
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