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Wynn Seeks 5,300 Workers for Encore

LAS VEGAS-The new resort is scheduled to open at the end of this year. Unemployment in Nevada hit a 13-year high of 6.4% in June.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on July 21, 2008

LAS VEGAS-Wynn Resorts this week formally began accepting applications for 5,300 new jobs in Las Vegas. The hiring is associated its new resort here, Encore, a $2.2-billion addition scheduled to open in December 2008. The openings are in housekeeping, hotel operations, security, food and beverage, retail and casino operations.

Wynn is expecting an average of 12 applications for every position available, which would translate to 60,000 applications. For those without the computer necessary to apply online, Wynn says it will open an employment center equipped with 32 computer kiosks. It will be staffed by 100 employees fluent in numerous languages, including Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and German.

The new jobs, for both Encore and Wynn Las Vegas, will help mitigate rising unemployment in the state, which hit 6.4% in June, a 14-year high. The last time the rate was higher than 6.4%, it was February 1994, according to the Nevada State Department of Unemployment.

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