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10.19

» Whirlpool: Recall of 150 workers possible

A few laid off Whirlpool workers and, indirectly, the area economy may have a financially brighter holiday season. Whirlpool Corp. confirmed Friday the possible recall of up to 150 workers to support increased refrigerator production planned at its Fort Smith plant for at least the remainder of 2009. Sources have told The City Wire that up to 200 could be recalled, and that seven previously scheduled plant shutdown days around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are now scheduled for production. Also, the sources said production is planned for seven Saturdays between Oct. 31 and Dec. 19. The only catch to the Whirlpool production increase is the ability of vendors to supply parts for the extra work. Suppliers to Whirlpool are not always able to bring back employees and ramp up production as fast as Whirlpool can generate the demand for parts.

Click to read more via The City Wire

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Tags: Arkansas, Business, Business News, Economy, Fort Smith, Ft. Smith, Jobs, Local, News, Small Business, Unemployment, Whirlpool, Manufacturing, Factory,


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08.22

State’s Jobless Rate Rises to 7.4 Percent

Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose to 7.4 percent in July, compared with 7.2 percent in June. The state’s jobless rate was 5 percent in July 2008 The U.S. rate for July fell slightly to 9.4 percent, compared with 9.5 percent in June. The nation’s unemployment rate in July 2008 was 5.8 percent. Arkansas’ civilian labor force decreased 5,200 in July, the state Department of Workforce Services said. “This unemployment rate increase was not unexpected, with nonfarm payroll jobs declining between June and July,” said Kimberly Friedman, communications director for the department. “Arkansas is still feeling the effects of the recession, though we continue to have a jobless rate lower than most other states.”

Read the full article at Arkansas Business

Posted at 10:09 AM (2 years ago) | Permalink

Tags: Arkansas, Business, Business News, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Employment, Jobless Rate, Jobs, Jobless, Recession, Payroll,


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08.02

Whirlpool to slash 300 jobs

Whirlpool Corp. plans to cut as many as 50 salaried jobs by late August and about another 250 hourly positions in September at its Fort Smith plant. The factory manufactures side-by-side refrigerators and icemakers.

Company officials announced Thursday between 40 and 50 salaried jobs would be eliminated, Jill Saletta, Whirlpool spokeswoman, stated in an e-mail. Whirlpool will offer severance benefits and support service, including outplacement service to those employees.

“Yesterday’s announcement affects salaried positions only; however, we anticipate there will be an hourly layoff that will coincide with an anticipated schedule change in September, although no estimate of the number affected has been made yet,” she stated.

Read the full story via: Times Record

Posted at 10:26 AM (2 years ago) | Permalink

Tags: Fort Smith, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Jobs, Jobless, Employment, Unemployment, Whirlpool, Whirlpool Corp., Job Cuts, Economy,


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