Job-seekers flock to Rogers Park job fair

Employers talk to Chicagoans at a rogers Park job fair. Forty companies attended the fair, hosted by the City of Chicago. (Rothman/MEDILL)
Employers talk to Chicagoans at a rogers Park job fair. Forty companies attended the fair, hosted by the City of Chicago. (Rothman/MEDILL)

By Stephanie Rothman

The national unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, but there is still a need for more jobs in communities throughout Chicago.

Ald. Joseph Moore, 49th Ward, and the city of Chicago hosted the third annual Job Fair and Employment Resource Workshop in Rogers Park this week. Some 40 companies gave information to job seekers, who attended the fair for free.

Photo at top: Employers talk to Chicago residents at a Rogers Park job fair, hosted by the city of Chicago. (Rothman/MEDILL)