Facing a tight labor market, the Big E looks to hire hundreds for next month's fair

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published August 8, 2022 at 9:57 AM EDT

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Eastern States Exposition Collosseum — The Eastern States Exposition is looking to hire about 200 people for a variety of jobs during the 17 consecutive days the Big E fair is open in September.

A job fair is scheduled on August 9

A large seasonal employer in western Massachusetts is looking to fill about 200 jobs in a tight labor market.

Ticket-sellers, giant slide attendants, and shuttle drivers are just some of the positions available at next month’s Big E – the huge regional agricultural fair.

For decades, the Big E counted on many of the same people to come back year-after-year to work the same jobs, but the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the fair in 2020 changed that.

The Big E is hoping to fill many of the positions at a job fair that is being held tomorrow (Tuesday August 9^th) on the fairgrounds in West Springfield.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Jessica Fontaine, Director of Education and Human Resources for the Eastern States Exposition.