FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 |
Release # 337-01 |
Contact: | Matthew Higgins | (646) 756-6241 |
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today announced the successful results of the second Twin Towers Job Expo at Madison Square Garden, aimed primarily at assisting victims of the World Trade Center attack. More than 8,000 individuals attended this job fair. Based on surveys of employers, the 8,000 job fair participants:
The employers also reported that they had:
*Note: This number does not necessarily represent the total number of individuals who did or will receive a job. An individual could be reported as a prospective hire by more than one company.
More than 35 percent of those who attended the job fair reported that their job had been affected by the World Trade Center attack. Based on the success of today's job fair and the tremendous response from both employers and job-seekers, the Mayor also announced a third Twin Towers Job Expo to be held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, November 15th from 10am to 4pm. Priority will be given to individuals who could not be accommodated at today's job fair and to those affected by the World Trade Center attack.
Among the 250 employers that participated in today's fair were AIG, American
Express, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Duane Reade, and
IBM. More than 13,000 jobs in retail, finance, technology, healthcare, food
service, security, and other employment fields were available.
The first Twin Towers Job Expo took place on October 17th at Madison Square
Garden. More than 200 employers participated, more than 6,000 individuals
attended, 20,324 job screenings or interviews took place and employers reported
a total of 4,368 prospective hires. More than half of the job-seekers reported
that their jobs had been affected by the World Trade Center attack.
The Twin Towers Job Expo is part of a coordinated effort by the Mayor, Governor
and business and non-profit organizations to assist workers displaced by the
World Trade Center tragedy. Since September 11 the City and its partners have
identified more than 13,000 temporary and permanent job openings from area
businesses.
To provide assistance to employees looking for work as a result of the attacks, the City and State have opened four Twin Towers Job Centers; created a Twin Towers Job Hotline for job seekers; and created a Twin Towers Job Bank for employers to list available opportunities.
The Twin Towers Job Centers-in Jamaica, Queens; Lower Manhattan; Midtown Manhattan; and Downtown Brooklyn-have served more than 3,000 job seekers to date, connecting them to available opportunities and providing other employment-related assistance.
The Twin Towers Job Hotline also connects those seeking jobs to job opportunities and other assistance. Individuals whose employment has been affected by the attacks can call (718) 557-1332 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends.
Businesses wishing to place jobs in the Twin Towers Job Bank-so that the openings can be filled by those displaced or unemployed as a result of the attack-can call (800) 935-7507 or log on to www.nyc.gov/twintowersjobs.
The Twin Towers Job Centers can be found at the following locations:
Twin Towers Job Center - Queens
168-46 91st Avenue
Jamaica, New York
(718) 557-6755
Open weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twin Towers Job Center - Lower Manhattan
180 Water Street, 1st Floor
New York, New York
(212) 331-4921
Open weekdays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twin Towers Job Center - Midtown Manhattan
247 West 54th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 621-0727
Open weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Twin Towers Job Center - Downtown Brooklyn
42 Bond Street
Brooklyn, New York
Open weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
www.nyc.gov