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Employers added 215,000 jobs in the month of March, according to the Labor Department. 2.4 million people have found jobs or started looking for them since last September, the Associated Press reported recently. "The rise over the past six months has been truly astounding, suggesting that the job market is finally pulling discouraged workers off the sidelines," James Marple, an economist at TD Bank, told the AP. Buzz Franchise Brands, the parent company of rapidly expanding franchise Mosquito Joe and the newly launched pool services franchise concept, Pool Scouts*, is being helped by the improved economic climate. "We get a ton of responses to our job ads," Kevin Wilson, CEO of Buzz Franchise Brands, told the AP, adding that they haven't needed to increase pay in order to attract new workers. The company plans to open 58 new Mosquito Joe franchise locations, which should lead to the creation of about 450 new jobs, as well as an expected eight new hires to the corporate team.

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Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.

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