2017

A manufacturing tour by any other name may not achieve as much as the ones organized by the East County Economic Development Council (ECEDC). On May 25, ECEDC led a tour at two host facilities, the FOX Factory — a

With over 43,000 young people ages 16–24 in San Diego County who are not in school or working, it’s critical to address issues of education and career early in a student’s life to change this outcome from disconnection to opportunity.

On May 23, SDWP COO Andy Hall participated in a San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce cross-border business forum in Tijuana, a quarterly gathering that provides business leaders knowledge and resources needed to thrive within the binational marketplace.  The theme

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (March 2017 to April 2017) shows a decrease in the civilian labor force and employment, and a decrease in the unemployment rate.1 The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in San Diego’s

Original content from the San Diego Business Journal reposted on workforce.org with permission. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump appealed to working class voters by promising to bring jobs back to the U.S. This is certainly an important goal, but job creation

On May 11, 2017, One San Diego teamed up with Illumina to provide an all-day STEM Career Connections event for over 175 San Diego high school students. These students were introduced to the various careers at Illumina and given the

On Wednesday, May 10, CONNECT2Careers (C2C) celebrated the end of the School Break Externship Program for the 2016–2017 program year. The young adults who participated were invited to attend a ceremony at the Downtown Public Library with their families and

In the spring of 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in collaboration with its Education and Health and Human Services federal partners, is hosting three WIOA* National Convenings across the country, in Dallas April 18–20, San Diego May 8–10

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) was founded on the idea of giving the most needy men and women on the streets a home and surrounding them with the care they need. A national organization with headquarters in New York City

Mike R. was looking for a full-time position since the beginning of the year. Here he shares in his own words his path to a new position. I have been a member of the South County Career Center since January