Employment
Unemployment still lower than last year
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- Published on 05/18/2012 - 2:18 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
The April unemployment rate was down from where it was a year ago in all four Central Valey counties, two of which improved by a full percentage point, according to a release from the Employment Development Department on Friday.
Veterans Job-n-Resource Fair set for May 10
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- Published on 05/09/2012 - 2:26 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Fresno County Veterans Employment Committee will hold its annual Veterans Job-n-Resource Fair on Thursday at the American Legion Post 509 in Fresno.
March unemployment rate lower than last year
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- Published on 04/20/2012 - 1:36 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
All four Central Valley counties followed the same trend in March, as the month-to-month unemployment rate went up but the year-to-year unemployment rate declined, according to the monthly statistics released by the Employment Development Department.
PG&E provides $200K for summer jobs program
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- Published on 04/05/2012 - 1:33 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. contributed a $200,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County in order to establish the company's Summer Jobs Program.
Program targets boomerang professionals
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- Published on 03/30/2012 - 12:38 pm
- Written by Ben Keller, Business Journal writer
For generations, Fresno has lost many of it brightest and most promising young talents to other parts of the country where education and fulfilling careers beckon.
Valley unemployment up slightly last month
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- Published on 03/23/2012 - 2:37 pm
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
Fresno County unemployment reached 17.3 percent in February compared to 16.9 percent in January, with farms, manufacturing and transportation shedding thousands of jobs.
Enterprise Zone workshop planned
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- Published on 03/23/2012 - 10:29 am
- Written by Business Journal Staff
The California Department of Housing and Community Development recently announced final designation of the Sequoia Valley Enterprise Zone in major business areas of Tulare County.
Sponsorship available for Tulare County Job Fair
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- Published on 03/12/2012 - 1:55 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Tulare County Employment Connection is looking for interested businesses to sponsor a booth for the 21st Tulare County Job Fair to be held on Sept. 26 in the Visalia Convention Center.
One-year unemployment continued to improve in January
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- Published on 03/09/2012 - 12:54 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
The year-over-year unemployment rate for all four Central Valley counties dropped in January and the total number of jobs increased in three of the four counties compared to January 2011.
Denham introduces veterans jobs bill
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- Published on 03/08/2012 - 1:57 pm
- Written by Ben Keller
Congressman Jeff Denham introduced a bill today that aims to help veterans returning from war to get jobs using the training they received in the military.
