As unemployment rises, traffic surges on federal jobs site

  

In the past six months, the number of daily visits to USAjobs.gov, the federal government's jobs Web site, has increased 45 percent, a gain that may be linked to rising unemployment caused by the weak economy. The Office of Personnel Management, which is in charge of the jobs site, says the number of visits has now reached 500,000 per day. Six months ago, that number was 345,000. However, OPM does not track unique visitors.

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