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30,000 on LI find jobs after visiting state-run career centers

Tuesday January 29, 2013 4:47 PM By Carrie Mason-Draffen

More than 30,000 Long Islanders who used the

Photo credit: AP, 2012

More than 30,000 Long Islanders who used the services of state-sponsored career centers got jobs in 2012, the state Labor Department announced Tuesday.

In Suffolk, 16,646 job seekers who used the six centers on Long Island later obtained a job. In Nassau, 13,435 found work. Most of the sites are One-Stop Career Centers.

The news comes amid a stubbornly high unemployment rate on Long...

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