It's no secret companies are scaling back employees and freezing wages even as the unemployment rate continues to climb. Many people are overcoming those odds with the help of staffing services.

On Thursday, October 8, 2009 Central Arkansas Workforce Centers will host a job fair at the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Are you out of work and looking for a job? Perhaps you're looking for a better job. Well, the giant computer maker, HP, is hiring. A new $30 million service center will open soon in Conway.

Check out three upcoming job fairs in Central Arkansas.

You may not be able to use it for another 2 weeks but workers are busy installing lottery equipment at Arkansas convenience stores. Lottery officials estimate 1,500 will be installed by September 28th.

There is a job fair on Tuesday, August 11th at the Moody Chapel AME Church.

The Pine Bluff superintendent says he's tried everything from recruiting, contacting colleges, even advertising, and he can't get anyone to fill open junior and senior high school math teacher positions.

While some companies in Arkansas are laying off workers and shutting down, ConAgra in Russellville is on the verge of multi-million dollar investment project. This project is expected to bring in about 75 new jobs.

Kimberly-Clark, which has a major manufacturing operation in Conway, will cut 1,600 jobs, or 3 percent of its worldwide workforce, by the end of the year.

More than 5,000 people looking for work in central Arkansas will be anxiously waiting by the phone over the next few days. They all showed up at the Spring Job Fair in downtown Little Rock Tuesday.