Cuomo: 82,000 jobs available on Jobs Express website

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced that more than 82,000 positions are available on the state’s Jobs Express website.

Jobs Express connects job seekers to openings in each region of the state and currently lists an average of 51,000 new jobs each month statewide, the governor’s office said in a news release.

The Jobs Express website takes thousands of jobs that employers post and sorts them by region to help job seekers evaluate what industries are growing in their area and find out what opportunities are available in specific economic sectors.

Job seekers and employers interested in learning more should visit the Jobs Express website at www.labor.ny.gov/jobs/.

“For employers and job seekers alike, Jobs Express is a tremendous resource,” Peter Rivera, commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor, said in the governor’s news release. “Not only can job seekers view available positions, employers can post jobs at no cost so they can find qualified ready-to-work potential employees in their own backyard.”

Thousands of people have been hired by companies that posted opening on the Jobs Express website since it launched in October 2011, according to the governor’s office.

Firms across New York are using the website to list their open positions.

In the Central New York region, businesses are listing more than 3,900 open positions on Jobs Express for sales representatives; also for office, clerical and secretarial work; positions for healthcare practitioners; in the farming, fishing and forestry field; and positions related to food preparation and service.

Companies in the Mohawk Valley region are listing more than 1,800 open positions on Jobs Express, including available positions for office and secretarial work; health-care practitioner and technical work; sales representatives; production work; and in the food preparation and service field.

Businesses in the Southern Tier region are listing more than 3,200 open positions for sales representatives and health-care practitioners; for office, clerical, and secretarial work; and in the fields of food preparation and service; and production.

In the North Country region, more than 2,100 positions are available in fields that include farming, fishing and forestry; sales; health care; transportation; and positions available for office, clerical and secretarial.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com