You know the economy is bad when 7-Eleven’s hiring plans are national news.

Looking for work? CNN has a list of 13 companies that are going to be hiring in 2009. Here they are:

• 7-Eleven
• Banfield
• Farmers Insurance
• Gentiva Health Services
• HealthMarkets
• ITT Corporation
• M.A.R.S. International
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• ServiceMaster
• State Farm
• Sutter Health
• The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
• URS Corporation

For more information about what these companies do and who they need to help them do it, click here.

13 companies hiring this year [CNN] (Thanks, Blaine!)
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