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Austin TX Jobs Added by Interactions Corporation

One company's plans to expand will create more Austin TX jobs (Click here).

Interactions Corporation recently announced its plans for a company-wide expansion. The company will hire about 250 people during Q4 2010, with about half of those positions going to Interaction's Austin operations, and the other half going to the company's headquarters in Carmel, Ind.

Interactions is looking to hire both full and part-time employees, according to an article by the Austin Business Journal. The company will pay employees based on their performance and will even offer the opportunity for top performers to earn weekly bonuses.

In addition, the company specifically needs analysts with "video game-like dexterity and quickness, keen listening ability and an attention to detail and accuracy."

Interactions provides customer care technology for automated voice platforms and other interactive systems. The new employees will help the company expand its customer base and adjust to seasonal demand.

"Despite the national economic uncertainty, the demand for our HumanTouch platform over the last year has enabled us to secure new funding, partners, employees and customers, including several Fortune 500 companies," Mike Iacobucci, president and CEO of Interactions Corporation, said.

These additional jobs will only bolster Austin's continuously improving economy, as the city has seen its employment rate drop and its workforce grow during recent months.

During September, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area's unemployment rate decreased from 7.2 percent to 6.8 percent, after declining from 7.3 percent during August. Those decreases keep the area's rate below the national average of 9.6 percent.

The Austin area had a total non-farm employment of 771,200 workers during September, which is up from 768,500 workers during August and a 2.3 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Austin Construction Jobs Drop 5.6 Percent

As the city's monthly and yearly job figures increased during April, the employment situation continued to worsen for those seeking Austin construction jobs, as the city's construction industry saw the second-largest decline in employment.

While the Austin area's unemployment rate for April has yet to be released, the rate in Texas increased from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent, which is lower than the national average of 9.9 percent. Austin had an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent during March.

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos area had a total non-farm employment of 763,200 workers during April, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 760,400 workers during March and a .1 percent increase from last year.

Seven industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment during April, including: leisure and hospitality by 1,500 jobs; education and health services by 700 jobs; professional and business services by 500 jobs; other services by 300 jobs; trade, transportation and utilities by 100 jobs; financial activities by 100 jobs; and government by 100 jobs.

The leisure and hospitality industry added the most jobs over the year, increasing by 6.1 percent between April 2009 and April 2010 to 88,200 workers. The education and health services industry grew by 2.9 percent to 85,900 workers.

The other services industry saw its workforce rise by 2.4 percent to 33,800 jobs, while the government industry increased by 1.4 percent during the 12-month period.

Employment in the financial activities industry remained even over the year with 43,800 jobs.

The manufacturing industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. The industry employed 46,500 workers during April, down from 46,700 workers during March and a 6.3 percent decrease from last year.

That was closely followed by the mining, logging and construction industry. That industry employed 38,500 workers during April, down from 38,700 workers during March and a 5.6 percent decrease from April 2009.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include: trade, transportation and utilities by .8 percent; information by 4 percent; and professional and business services by 2.4 percent.