Job seekers flock to career fairs across US

People seeking employment stand behind security barricades outside the Keep America Working job fair in New York Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

A man stops to look at a display during a job fair in Miami, Florida. The US economy has lost 4.4m jobs since December 2007 Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

People take their place in a queue during the Keep America Working job fair Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Hundreds queue up for a job fair in Miami. Economists say that the cumulative loss of jobs in America over the past three months is the worst since troops were demobilised at the end of the second world war Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

A job seeker speaks to a recruiter during the Keep America Working job fair Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

Job seekers join a queue of hundreds of people at a job fair sponsored by monster.com in New York. Professional services in the US shed 180,000 jobs in February Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP

Silicon Valley job seekers arrive at the Jobs & Careers Newspaper fair in San Mateo, California Photograph: Paul Sakuma/Getty

Candidates for casino positions fill out applications for Golden Casino Group during a job fair in Golden, Colorado Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

People queue up to enter a job fair in Miami. The Obama administration hopes to stabilise the economy with a $787bn (£560bn) stimulus package comprising tax cuts and money for 'shovel-ready' public projects to create new jobs Photograph: Reuters