Employment
Boys & Girls Club expands Fresno County youth employment
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- Published on 06/13/2013 - 10:34 am
- Written by Ben Keller
With all the competition among youngsters looking for work this summer, at least 105 of them can expect a decent paying job thanks to the Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County.
Madera to host veterans job fair
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- Published on 06/05/2013 - 10:21 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
The Madera County Veterans Employment Committee will hold a veterans job/resource fair June 13 at VFW Post 1981 in Madera.
Central Valley unemployment rates fell in April
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- Published on 05/17/2013 - 10:07 am
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
Fresno County's unemployment rate fell by a 1.5 percentage points last month, thanks to 4,700 new ag jobs, welcoming the start of the farm season.
The Arc Fresno, Heartland Opportunity Center Merge
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- Published on 05/14/2013 - 2:15 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
The Arc Fresno and Heartland Opportunity Center Inc. Madera, have announced an agreement combining their services as providers of programs, activities, job training, placement, and personal advancement for the intellectually and developmentally disabled in Fresno and Madera Counties.
Valley unemployment continues dropping in March
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- Published on 04/22/2013 - 1:31 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Madera County was the only one of the four Central Valley counties to see its unemployment rate increase from February to March, but all four counties’ year-over-year unemployment rate dropped in March.
$1.5M grant to train unemployed for high-speed rail
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- Published on 04/17/2013 - 2:41 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
A state grant of $1.5 million will go toward training unemploymed Central Valley residents for jobs on California's high-speed rail project.
State: Valley unemployment rates fell in Feb.
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- Published on 03/29/2013 - 11:04 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
The unemployment rate dropped in all four Central Valley counties in February compared to both the month and year prior, according to the Employment Development Department’s release on Friday.
Veterans job fair in Fresno today
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- Published on 03/28/2013 - 9:50 am
- Written by Clay Moffitt
More than 30 employers are expected today at the Hiring Our Heroes—Fresno job fair to assist military veterans and their spouses find employment.
Year-over-year unemployment declines in January
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- Published on 03/22/2013 - 12:16 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
All four Central Valley counties reported lower unemployment rates in January compared to a year ago, but higher rates from December, according to the Employment Development Department's monthly release.
Immigration panelists call for guest worker plan
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- Published on 03/05/2013 - 2:42 pm
- Written by Business Journal Staff
An immigration panel meeting in Fresno on Tuesday called for establishing a guest worker plan before enforcing an E-Verify system that farmers complain does not guarantee an adequate workforce.
