Michigan job Web site gets bigger

The Web site "Keep Michigan Working" that was launched last fall just got a little bit heavier - in terms of resources, that is. Not only does it list 30,000 jobs but it also now features programs to help train the unemployed for re-employment.

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The site, "Keep Michigan Working" (www.michigan.gov/jobs), unveiled this fall, now features programs to help dislocated workers get training for re-employment as well as links to public assistance to ride out the period of job loss.

The site also lists more than 30,000 jobs.

"We want people to have one place to go," Granholm said, encouraging employers throughout the state to post job openings on the site.

The resources are meant to give people "the dignity and opportunity of a second chance," she said.

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