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1,000 Show Up for 160 Resort Jobs
By Erik Even | Dated: 06-20-2009
The Newberg, Oregon Allison Inn & Spa opens in September, and so far 1,000 people have applied for the 85-room resort’s 160 service positions.A job fair was held this week in Newberg. Applicants waited in a three-hour queue to interview for front desk, restaurant, bar, spa and maintenance & engineering positions.
Oregon’s unemployment rate of 12.4% is the second worst nationally.
Located in the Portland metropolitan area, Newberg is home to George Fox University. The 2007 census estimate is 21,675 residents.
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