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Talent Rewire creates a better workforce by working with employers who want to increase their investment in equity, inclusion, opportunity and mobility for people facing systemic barriers to employment. Through innovative research, tools and programs they help employers become active agents of systems change.

Workforce Partnership chief economist Daniel Enemark analyzes September’s labor market trends. Another month of extraordinarily low unemployment Unemployment edged down last month, putting San Diego at a very low 3.1%. For context, in this century—273 months so far—we’ve only had

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy introduced by Chair Nathan Fletcher, to establish a new Behavioral Health Impact Fund that will expeditiously award grants for services and infrastructure to expand behavioral health options in the region. 

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) provides high-quality health care and supportive services to San Diegans, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically-underserved persons. We spoke with Fran Butler-Cohen, FHCSD CEO, to learn more about their work and continued commitment to serving all San Diegans in need of healthcare services.

Raven Antiquiera has always had a passion for technology but never considered turning his hobby into a career. When he learned about our CyberHire program, Raven made the decision, which he calls life-changing, to apply and obtain a desktop technician certificate.

Christina Bibler is the City of San Diego’s economic development director, prioritizing investment into communities of concern. Christina shares with us why workforce development must remain a top priority for the region.

Rosie Alba is a business partnership specialist working within our Information & Communications Technologies sector. This month, we asked Rosie about her role on the team, working in workforce development and how she spends her free time.

Our career centers will now offer virtual evening appointments and increased bilingual staff, in addition to existing services like job interview preparation and helping clients identify their ideal career. Bringing services in-house allows for timely feedback and implementation of changes faster than ever before.

Typically (over the last 10 years) in August, our labor force has decreased by about 8,600 people. This August, not only did we not see that typical seasonal dip, but our labor force participation actually rose: there are 10,000 more people in the labor force in August than July!

Assemblymember Brain Maienschein awarded the Workforce Partnership $10 million to create and administer programs that will train qualified job seekers for careers in the healthcare and public administration sectors. The funds will be used to establish a peer support specialist (PSS) training program and provide pathways to jobs in EMT, paramedic and firefighter occupations.