San Diego unemployment rate increases to 5%

November 20, 2015

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (September 2015 to October 2015) shows increases in the civilian unemployment rate, employment and labor force.   The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a 0.4 percent increase in San Diego’s unemployment rate, from

SDWP leadership honored as Women Who Mean Business Awards finalists

November 19, 2015

Two members of the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) Leadership Team — Heather Milne Barger, Vice President of Communications, and Tina Ngo Bartel, Director of Research and Business Services — were honored as finalists in the San Diego Business Journal’s

ICT Expo connects job seekers and employers over local craft brew

November 11, 2015

On November 10, more than 40 job seekers gathered at Duck Foot Brewing to meet San Diego employers looking to hire highly-skilled Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) professionals. The ICT Industry Expo offered a relaxed, non-traditional setting for job seekers

Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit discusses need for educating youth about opportunities

November 11, 2015

The Maritime Alliance hosted the 7th annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit, November 9–10, 2015 in San Diego. Speakers from a variety of water industries (coastal and ocean observation, marine sanctuary protection, maritime robotics, desalination and clean water technologies) attended

Veteran finds success in the civilian world

November 10, 2015

In 1999, Andrew S. Colunga retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 22 years of service. His aviation background landed him a job at Boeing, but when the three-hour commute back and forth to Long Beach became too much, Colunga

SDUSD counselors receive career assessment and pathways training

November 9, 2015

Principals and career counselors from middle schools and high schools throughout San Diego Unified School District gathered on Friday, November 6 to attend “Unlocking the Genius,” a day-long training event focused on career assessment and pathways. San Diego Workforce Partnership staff

SDWP Research Department launches new Data Dashboard

November 9, 2015

SDWP is excited to announce the launch of the new Data Dashboard at lmi.workforce.org. The site includes data for frequently referenced metrics about the workforce, including demographics, wages, employment and unemployment. Additionally, the 2014 Priority Sector reports are recreated in

San Diego Workforce Conference 2015 tackles San Diego’s skills gap

November 6, 2015

On November 5, more than 500 educators, job seekers, career counselors, economic and workforce development professionals, and policymakers gathered at the Jacobs Center for the San Diego Workforce Conference 2015: Identifying, Tackling and Closing the Skills Gap. The San Diego

SDWP staff profile: Meet Cord Bailey

November 4, 2015

Cord Bailey is Director of Youth programs at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here he describes his role, discusses what he likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of his proudest professional moments. Tell us about your

Michael Cerdinio finds fulfilling full-time work after C2C internship

October 28, 2015

Michael Cerdinio was a participant in SDWP’s CONNECT2Careers (C2C) youth employment program. Through C2C he was placed in an internship with Buster Biofuels, a green energy company that creates Green Initiatives for restaurants in San Diego by reclaiming their used