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Local Carpet Factory Hires 12 People in Walker County

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  More people in Walker County may soon not have to stand in the unemployment line.And more jobs could mean a ray of hope for counties like Walker...Who has fell below the state unemployment rate several times in the past.Today, hundreds of people made their way to the area - vying for one of about a dozen jobs offered through Shaw Industries..that's a carpet manufacturing company. It's a struggle for people almost anywhere you go, finding full time work.Ronald Cameron knows all about it. He made his way to a job fair today in Lafayette hoping to land him a job."I got 2 kids. One is 4, and one is 2....so it's important to me to make sure they get everything they need and want," says Ronald Cameron.Taking care of his wife and two young children is what he says he values. Today, he met with employers, competing for one of 12 positions at the Shaw Manufacturing Facility in Lafayette. They're hiring for machine operators.It's a humbling experience for Sheree Plemons. Her full time was job was recently phased out at a local hospital."It hurts... When you've been successful..when you've taken a lot of things for granted," says Plemons.But she says despite the pay...she'll take what she can to support herself and her family...Even if it means transferring her management skills from the hospital into working at the factory."There's a lot of changes going on in the economy.... And I'm just trying to roll with the changes. If you don't change...You get left behind," says Plemons."We've had some great success over the past year...Adding 3 new companies to Walker County. And we continue to see expansion," says Larry Brooks from the walker County Development Authority.Larry Brooks says the county's unemployment rate falls in at 8%.... while the state's average unemployment rate is somewhere around 9%. As for job seekers like Woodrow Wilmore"I can't turn down a job with benefits. Everyone goes for a job for money.. But for me, it's about the benefits." says Wilmore.The Shaw company in Georgia has over a 100 openings right now - mostly in Cartersville, Georgia.To find out how to apply for those jobs and jobs in Lafayette, head over to https://www.shawfloors.jobs/

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