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The South County Economic Development Council (SCEDC) hosted its 24th-annual Economic Summit in October, focusing on the region’s economic outlook, priority sectors and employment trends. “The South County EDC provides the Summit as an opportunity for attendees to learn about

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (August to September 2014) shows a decrease in the civilian labor force, civilian employment and civilian unemployment. Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s unemployment rate fell 0.3 percent, from 6.2 percent in August

San Diego was recently selected to receive an implementation award from the Aspen Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions’ Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund (OYIF). This three-year $500,000 grant to the San Diego Youth Development Office (YDO) will provide backbone support to the

On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Downtown San Diego Partnership celebrated its 52nd Annual Alonzo Awards, honoring the people, places and projects that have made significant contributions to the revitalization and advancement of Downtown. The event was held at the San Diego

Scott Sherman is a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 7. He is also a member of SDWP’s Policy Board. Here he tells SDWP about his first job and shares the accomplishments he is most proud of

David Craven had worked in sales and management for six years at one of San Diego’s prestigious auto dealerships. But in December 2009, mired in the depths of the Great Recession, the carmaker closed its doors, simultaneously closing the doors

SDWP CEO Peter Callstrom attended the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Workforce Development Council (WDC) meeting in Washington D.C. last week where over 100 elected officials, workforce development leaders and agency representatives joined to discuss workforce development issues. Topics included

On October 2, the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) and San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA) released five in-depth reports covering San Diego’s priority sectors—Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Clean Energy, Information and Communication Technologies, and Health Care.

Presentation materials from the Workforce Conference are available to download. Thank you to all the speakers, panelists and attendees for making the Workforce Conference a huge success! The full research reports can be found here. — Join the San Diego

Ellen Greer is chief of the Southern Workforce Services Division at the California Employment Development Department (EDD). She is also a member of SDWP’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB). Here we caught up with Greer about what motivated her to join