JOB FAIR!

BROOKLYN JOB FAIR: BP MARKOWITZ, SBS COMMISSIONER WALSH TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR APRIL 13 EVENT FOR JOB SEEKERS

Free fair at Long Island University to feature nearly 80 employers offering hundreds of available jobs

NOON

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL

209 JORALEMON STREET

BETWEEN COURT AND ADAMS STREETS

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Tuesday, April 5, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will be joined by New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh to announce the list of participating employers at the Brooklyn Job Fair, to be held on Wednesday, April 13 (10:00am to 3:00pm) at Long Island University's Arnold and Marie Schwartz Athletic Center at 1 University Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn. Representatives from Volunteers of America Greater New York and Equinox Fitness will be on hand to speak with reporters at the press conference about their job availabilities.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Brooklyn had the second highest employment increase among the nation's largest counties between June 2009 and June 2010, but the jobless rate in Kings County remains well above the national and state average with more then 10 percent of Brooklynites--and in some neighborhoods, even higher numbers--out of work. Citywide, the unemployment rate held steady at 8.9 percent in February.

The Brooklyn Job Fair is presented by BP Markowitz in partnership with Citi, ResCare, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the New York State Department of Labor, and Workforce 1 with the New York City Department of Small Business Services. The event is free and open to the public; employers must pre-register.

For more information and employer registration form, visit www.brooklyn-usa.org/jobs .