Work at Home and Telecommuting Jobs Offer a Silver Lining During Difficult Economic Times

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) October 15, 2008 -- FlexJobs (http://www.flexjobs.com) , the leading web service for telecommuting and work at home job listings, is working double time to provide job-seekers, across a breadth of industries, with 200+ job listings each week. FlexJobs connects job-seekers with telecommuting jobs - many of which are among the types of jobs (freelance, contract, part-time, and consulting) that are increasing in numbers despite widespread layoffs.

While the Labor Department reports the U.S. economy has lost 760,000 jobs this year (159,000 jobs in September alone), people working in part-time positions, because full-time positions were not available, rose by 337,000 in September. More than 1.5 million people fell into this category (including part-time, freelance, contract, and consulting job positions) in September, up from 400,000 a year earlier. The number of people in this category has increased by 1.6 million since September 2007.

Explains CEO Sara Sutton Fell, "While the tough economic climate has resulted in layoffs - freelance, contract, consulting, and part-time jobs are on the rise. Employers use these positions to bridge gaps in their teams because hiring on-site full-time employees is more than they can afford. Many of the jobs people find through FlexJobs help their families make ends meet as supplementary income or while they look for full-time jobs."

Key telecommuting and work from home benefits for job-seekers include:

• eliminating or reducing time spent commuting;

• saving money on gas or public transportation fees;

• working flexible hours allows for interviews and follow-up phone calls;

• being eligible for jobs that are outside of jobseekers' geographic regions;

• maintaining job skills - even if between fulltime positions;

• experiencing virtual work environments including digital tools and resources that facilitate remote work and collaboration;

• minimizing stress associated with commutes and traffic;

• reducing carbon footprints (and additional environmental effects that benefit everyone).

About FlexJobs

FlexJobs is the leading online job service for telecommuting and work at home job listings. As a niche job website, FlexJobs gives its subscribers a leg up on their search for telecommuting work by aggregating hand-screened, ad-free job listings. Using FlexJobs saves job-seekers' time, delivers them the best of the best telecommuting opportunities in a well-designed, searchable web interface, and protects them from online scams. Learn more about FlexJobs at FlexJobs (http://www.flexjobs.com).

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