A job fair in Chesterfield County today sponsored by Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, drew more than 2,000 people, prompting organizers to extend its hours from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.
The job fair at Clover Hill High School, 13900 Hull Street Road, started at 9:30 a.m. and by 11 a.m. the line to get into the school stretched out the door and wrapped around the building. About 80 employers were on hand for the fair.
Cantor, a Republican leader in the House of Representatives, has been an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package.
Asked if the number of job-seekers confirmed the need for a stimulus package, Cantor said the long lines showed the package was "a flop".
The applicants, many of whom were well-dressed, middle-aged men who had lost their jobs in the recession, also had an opportunity to attend sesssions on resume writing and retaining health insurance.
Organizations at the fair included the Central Intelligence Agency and Northrop Grumman, the giant contractor involved in a dispute with the state over its performance on managing the government's information technology.
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