SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsNew Jobs at SLO CostcoWednesday, July 13, 2005SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Thousands of people have applied for jobs at the new store opening in one Central Coast city, but only a small portion will be hired.Costco is now taking applications for it's new location on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo. Nearly 2,300 people have filled out applications, but only 200 will be hired. Some are hoping they are chosen to work at the wholesale food and retail giant. Rita Mejia has spent the past two months looking for a job and says working for Costco would make the difference. "I have a four-year old daughter and it's really hard to try and support her off what i'm making now. It just doesn't work with the cost of living." Mejia said. Costco general manager Jay Doughty says they expected a large amount of people to apply, but not nearly as much as what they've seen. "We expected 2,000 applications and have exceeded that and headed towards 3,000. We're actually ordering more applications" says Doughty. The San Luis Obispo job market is booming, with the latest numbers showing that the unemployment rate is down from last year. The businesses in the new Court Street retail center on Osos and Higuera recently hired more than 200 hundred employees. The four stores we checked with have no openings and are fully staffed--which can be a problem for people like Mejia. "I mean working retail around here, it's hard to find a good job. I tried applying at other places." Mejia is hoping for a call starting next week as interviews begin on Monday, July 18. Costco says they will continute to accept applications until all positions are filled. Read More
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