Job seekers turn out for Express Employment Professionals drive-thru job fair in Biloxi

The demand for workers continues to rise as unemployment benefits get closer to being cut in the next few weeks.

- the demand for workers continue- to rise as- unemployment benefits get close- to being cut in the next- few weeks.- news 25's toni miles takes us - behind-the-scenes at- express employment professional- drive-thru job- fair today to show us how the - biloxi-based employment - service is putting local- job-seekers in the fast-lane- when it comes to getting back t- work.

- quick!!

- - ocean springs resident elise- clark was one of more than one- hundred job-seekers to roll - in at a drive thru job fair - monday put on by experess - employment professionals in - hopes of getting on the fast- track to getting back on her- feet and back into the south- - - - mississippi work force.

- simply put, she's just ready to- get back to work.

- elise clark, job-seeker:- "there's nothing specific-just office work-temp, - permanent - part-time,- full-time, anything!"

This isn't the first time aroun- for the biloxi-based- employment service.

- sarah saunders, recruiter,- express employment- professionals: " this is our second publicized big jo- fair we've had since after- covid.

First one was- in april.

We had more than 400- visitors in one day.

This one's- a little bit slower, but we - - - - have more jobs now, so hopefull- it picks up in a little bit.- <splice> "we have over 125 companies right now on- the mississippi gulf coast, all- the way to stone- county with open positions that- they have immediate starts for.- <splice>- "with 125 different companies, with at least two or three- - - - positions if not more at each, - know a few of the casinos, one- casino in particular, has 30- open positions- for this week, so ball park - anywhere from 250 to 300- starting positions open this- week."

Toni miles, news 25: "and this job fair could not come at a- - - - better time with increased- demand for workers and with the- supplemental $600 a week to - unemployment set to expire at - - - - the end of july."

Sarah saunders, recruiter, express- employment professionals: "i think - with covid and all the cdc- requirements for maintaining- social distance, it was time- to take a new outlook on- applying for work.

Right now- though, i would recommend - starting now before the - supplemental income is over,- that way you can be ahead - - - - of the game."

Just one of the many driving- forces of job-seekers like- elise clark, who hopes to get o- - - - the payroll sooner rather than- later.- elise clark, job-seeker: "maybe today is my day!

Be nice to - follow up with this and - - - - say i got a job!"

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