Del. Norton’s D.C. job fair draws record 4,121 job seekers

A record 4,121 hopeful job seekers attended Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's 14th annual job fair at the Washington Convention Center on Tuesday.

Unintentionally, the fair came on the heels of some of the worst economic news in three years, including the Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. government debt, the stock market plunge Monday and the rancorous debt-ceiling debate, not to mention the possibility that more federal jobs may be disappearing.

Attendance was up by more than 1,000 from last year's fair, according to officials. "It's breaking records, and it's breaking my heart," said Norton (D), the District's representative in the House.

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Anthony Faiola 10 Aug, 2011

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