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Philly’s ‘largest job fair’ is on Thursday, with 130 employers including Aramark, Comcast and Wawa

Job seekers can register online for the event, which is one of Temple’s largest community outreach efforts. The job fair is happening as Philadelphia's jobless rate is lower than its been for years.

FILE photo shows a job seeker at a table offering resume critiques during a 2016 job fair.
FILE photo shows a job seeker at a table offering resume critiques during a 2016 job fair.Read moreJohn Amis

The Temple University North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative has scheduled its annual job fair for Thursday from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. at the Aramark Star Complex at North 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue.

Organizers called it Philadelphia’s largest job fair, with more than 130 employers looking to hire. Job seekers can register online for the event, which is one of Temple’s largest community outreach efforts.

Those planning to attend are encouraged to “dress in business attire, bring multiple resumes, and arrive on time." There will be computer lab onsite to let eligible candidates apply for job openings at the event.

Philadelphia’s official unemployment rate in March was 4.6 percent, down more than a percentage point from March 2018, according to the latest information from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

However, economists caution that the “real unemployment rate” is much higher if you include people who’ve given up looking for a job, work part-time because they can’t find a full-time position, and who are otherwise underemployed. That rate nationally, rate in April was 7.3 percent, compared to 3.6 percent for the commonly cited unemployment rate that focuses on people currently looking for a job. The broader measure is not published for Philadelphia.

Temple said that employers scheduled to be at Thursday’s job fair include: : Aramark, Comcast, Radio One, Pepsi, Verizon, Wawa, UPS, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Univest Financial Corp., SugarHouse Casino, Elwyn, Carvana, American Cable, Philadelphia Police, SEPTA, Temple University Hospital, Kimmel Center, Community College of Philadelphia, Allied Universal Security, Logan Hotel, Einstein Healthcare, Temple University Police, Firstrust Bank, Pep Boys, ACCU Staffing, Hopson Cleaning, Brightside Academy, American Heritage Credit Union, Loews Hotel, Bettinger Co., Delaware River Port Authority, Monarch Staffing, Connection (IT technical solutions), APM (Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha), Philadelphia Fire Department, and Successful Aging Co.