Associated Press: Mosquito Joe Hires More Employees Amid Zika Virus Threats

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.