I Need a Temporary Job

Hurricane Ike wiped out more than people's homes. It also took their jobs.

If you are among the many looking for temporary work, you may have to wait until clean-up and recovery efforts hit full swing. Following Hurricane Gustav last month, the State of Louisiana funded 4,000 temporary clean-up and recovery jobs. So far, Texas has not announced a similar plan.

The Longview News-Journal has a small list of temporary jobs available.

Check with a local Texas Workforce office, most of which are open.

The US Department of Labor announced this week it is assisting in the recovery efforts. If you are seeking assistance contact the department's National Contact Center at 1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365) if you have questions about your unemployment insurance, health and safety concerns with cleanup and recovery, or income and job assistance.  

You can find jobs, or advertise what kind of work you're looking for, on Craigslist. Visit this page for work in the Houston area.

 

Available jobs throughout Texas:

www.texasworkforce.com
www.hurricane.jobs.com


Texas Workforce Solutions centers in East Texas:

  • Carthage: 410 W. Sabine St., (903) 693-2272
  • Gilmer: 405 E. Marshall St., (903) 680-3655
  • Henderson: 1424 S. Main St., (903) 657-8723
  • Jefferson: 208 Walnut St., (903) 665-1024
  • Longview: 2430 S. High St., (903) 758-1783
  • Marshall: 300 East End Blvd. S., (903) 935-7814
  • Mount Pleasant: 1902 W. Ferguson Road, (903) 572-9841
  • Quitman: 405 S. Hart St., (903) 763-5421
  • Tyler: 4100 Troup Highway, (903) 561-8131


South East Texas:

Express Employment Professionals (11th Street):

  • Most of the jobs they have been filling have been for restoration companies
  • Positions include: helping remove debris and clean up of areas blasted by the hurricane
  • Wages are between $7 and $12 an hour
  • Some jobs offering upwards of 80 hours per week,

Labor Finders:

  • Is looking for everything from general laborers to skilled craftsmen
  • Most of the available work is related to clean-up efforts.

**Jobseekers need to bring their social security cards and a driver’s license or other form of identification. **


U.S. Department of Labor: Disaster Recovery

If you lost a job due to a disaster, visit Unemployment Insurance or Disaster Unemployment Assistance to see if you qualify.

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