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OPA News Release: [06/03/2002]
Contact Name: Elissa Pruett
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676

Labor Department and Home Depot Partner To Place Workers In Well Paying Jobs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Home Depot Chairman, President and CEO Robert Nardelli today announced a National Hiring Partnership between the Department of Labor and Home Depot to use the network of the workforce investment systems and One-Stop Career Centers to help recruit workers for well paying jobs with Home Depot. The announcement was made via satellite to Home Depot store managers and human resources managers nationwide.

“The President and I are committed to helping America's displaced workers get back to work," Chao said. "The Department of Labor's partnership with Home Depot will enable workers to access greater employment opportunities and brighter futures."

Under the partnership, Home Depot’s human resources managers in stores across the country will use the One-Stop Career Centers located in local communities to help fill the 40,000 new jobs Home Depot will have available over the next year in more than 1,300 U.S. stores.

One-Stop centers are operated by agencies affiliated with the U.S. Department of Labor and bring together, in one place, training, education and employment programs into a customer-friendly system. The workforce system is designed with a strong local focus because most hiring happens at the local level.

The Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration encourages National Hiring Partnerships to develop ways to connect large, multi-state employers with the full range of workforce services available through state and local agencies.

Employers who become National Hiring Partners benefit from connecting to the workforce system by reducing recruiting costs, expanding access to qualified workers, leveraging company personnel resources, gaining assistance in developing a diverse workforce and securing access to employment and training resources.

For more information, please visit the new National Hiring Partnership website at www.nbpjobs.org.

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