Here is what I believe is the BEST way to create jobs... Spend money in your own city.

Keeping the money circulating in your own local area supports your local businesses and, therefore, will create new jobs.
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In my area a good job would be for someone to actually report (maybe even ticket) bad drivers.

I know it should be the POLICE doing it but I mean a company that isn't trying to meet a quota. The police in my area will go 90mph right by me in a 65 zone and tailgate, if I go 80 in the same zone, and I keep a safe (4 car length or more distance) I get pulled over.

I get people cutting me off left and right, people tailgating me (which I make eat my brake lights MFER!) and just people speeding and jumping lanes (as in cutting off a person to cut off another person just to pass the second person.

A Government based (cant really ask people to make this be paid out of pocket) for English lessons. Here in Florida, as an American Citizen, I get people pissed off at me for not speaking Spanish....then they get my order wrong and think I am still supposed to tip them >.< (I may look like I eat anything but EWWW Uncooked Onions on my taco! You out yo mind!)
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I love your question! I'm a chef, and i work for myself (kind of 'freelance'). Here are some of the jobs i could create:

• salesperson - someone who can find me more work with new clients
• advertising manger - to make sure my name pops up in the right places
• kitchen assistant - someone who can help me work faster on the jobsite
• office manager - follow up with past clients and pursue repeat business
• accountant - to manage all this money and pay my employees!

These are things that ANY entrepreneur could hire for (substitute personal assistant for kitchen assistant, perhaps... and then, of course, they should hire a chef! LOL)

There are a bunch of reasons why I haven't done this, though:

• I don't want my business to get bigger than i can handle by myself
• It would be hard to keep all those people busy
• I don't need a full days' worth of everyone's time
• taxes, reporting and all that "Human Resources" stuff becomes overwhelming. I want to cook, not mess with all that!

I could use an employment agency, but their overhead is very expensive, and I lose the economy of scale. There's not enough incentive for me to go to all that trouble.
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I'm not in favor of creating any old job. Currently, a massive restructuring is occurring in a global economy that has massive overcapacity. And this overcapacity is situated in industries that are inappropriate for the future we face, where resources will be limited, especially energy, such as oil. We first of all, need to conserve, accumulate less, recycle more and become more efficient. This mal-investment was caused, in part, by government intervention in the money markets, lowering the cost of money, which encouraged people invest in areas which are nonproductive, for example, houses. I like Mahalo, because it is efficient, allowing me to get answers quickly (I am hoping much more quickly in the future), and doesn't require me to go out to the shopping malls to buy more things that I don't need allowing me to conserve my resources. I like jobs in any industry that can reduce the amount of energy and resources we use, and that is self-sustaining and renewable. The restructuring that is going on right now is very painful for many. I am especially saddened by the psychological depression experienced by people who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, yet blame themselves, as if they did something wrong. This is a major loss of productivity. The inability of people to support each other and share within a community is also very disheartening. There are no easy answers but a group of like minded individuals, having a vision with some of the above mentioned attributes, would be a first step in the right direction.
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This is really a great question....here is my idea... for the people who are fortunate enough to still have their job in this struggling economy that have children and pay to take their child/children to a big day care. How about checking to see who in your own neighborhood offers a home based child care or if you know someone that lost their job that has kids and the obvious experience to take care of children ask them if they would be interested in watching your child. It would benefit both in the long run because you would be helping out someone in need by giving them the opportunity to make some money and helping yourself because chances are the home based child care is going to be cheaper than the pricey day care that you are already paying for.

I know its not a cure by any means but we can start with people helping people. =)
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My wife and I have a couple of jobs each. For one thing we teach adult education. I teach people basic computing and research skills, while she teaches knitting and spinning, and she helps with the local GED program. (Helping out by creating job skills)

Fof fun she has a group that meets at a local coffee shop for knitting and spinning. The group also supports local yarn and fiber suppliers. (Creating demand for local jobs)

Finally she sells her yarn and hand made goods online as well as at local faires while partnering with other friends who are crafters that make jewelry and dolls. (Supporting local faires & helping friends sell wares)
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To create jobs with existing companys, two things are required:
1) Capitol to pay the new employee
2) Work for the employee to do.

To create jobs from newly started companys, two things are required:
1) Capitol to start a business
2) Work for the employee to do.

Ok, so we have Capitol, and Work, how can we get both of these?

For work to occur, a customer needs to be getting something from the business, this happens when a customer has money to purchase the goods or service. so Work = Customer spending money.

For capitol, a business needs to be profitable. More profit = more money = the ability to hire new employees (only if there is work to be done).

So the answer is MONEY. More money in the hands of companys, and more money in the hands of customers.

There is one simple way to do this. CUT TAXES.
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Boost local tourism. People can work by being local guides, manning ticket booths, being tour bus or private coach drivers, translators, do maintenance on your local attractions, etc.
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I have a few idea that would be great ones in helping others in our community. The one that I have been working on is putting together a reference guide to work at home. So many people in our state lost their jobs do to GM closing their doors and so many affiliate factories as well. So I thought it would be a good idea to put this together in hopes of helping these people find new ways of making income. Sure you can go online and place "work at home " in your search but you will come up with several pages not knowing which ones are ligitimate and which ones are not.
Another one that we have been working on is handyman specials. My boyfreind is a great carpenter and he has been bidding the lowest possible on ever job he binds on just to help others out.
One other one thta use to be around for years then dissapppeared, is now coming back and that is doing other peoples laudry and running erands or doing shopping for others that can not get out or just do not have the time to do what needs to be done. Cleaning is also another great income and can make for great jobs for several people.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_dna_/2791588730/

This photo is soo cool and my boyfreind made one of these about 2 years ago for an elderly lady.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opal/33124454/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flintpubliclibrary/2759885189/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8145096@N04/3377670360/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/_dna_/2791588730/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opal/33124454/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flintpubliclibrary/2759885189/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8145096@N04/3377670360/

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You can start your own business and employ people part time or on a contract basis to do what what things you aren't best at such as:

Bookkeeping
Errands
Marketing
Web Design
Childcare
Housekeeping
Personal Assistant/Business Assistant
Pet Care
(Insert Here)

Sometimes that few extra dollars part time for people will keep them afloat!

To keep businesses going-Shop locally!
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