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Jim Demeaux is a Senior Finance Analyst with 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.

“The hardest part of my life was when I was motivated to do nothing.” Scott Waters, 53, had hit bottom. After more than 20 years, the voices in his head took over his life. His untreated mental illness had cost

SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) announces the appointment of two new members to its Workforce Development Board (WDB): Susie Harborth, Managing Director/Co-founder, BioLabs San Diego Jamie Latiano Jacobs, Senior Vice President People & Culture, Renovate

On November 19, CONNECT2Careers (C2C) invited youth and employers to a special training and hiring event at the San Diego Zoo. This event was a powerful kick off to C2C’s 2016–2017 School Break Externship Program, which subsidizes wages for 50

Earlier this fall, CONNECT2Careers partnered with the County of San Diego to establish the Live Well County Internship Pilot Program. Through the pilot, which was fully funded by the County, 39 young adults ages 18–24 completed seven-week paid internships at

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (September 2016 to October 2016) shows increases in the civilian unemployment rate, labor force and employment. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a slight increase in San Diego’s unemployment rate from 4.7 percent

On November 7–11, San Diego BlueTech Week 2016, hosted by the Maritime Alliance, featured six events over five days created to showcase the booming BlueTech industry and promote BlueTech and Blue Jobs. This year’s theme was “Case Studies of Collaboration” as

Every year, 20,000 military members stationed in San Diego County leave the service, and a third of them stay in the area. Though they are assets to our region, they also face challenges with transitioning to civilian life.  zero8hundred, implemented

On November 7, the California Community Colleges San Diego and Imperial Counties Regional Consortium, Imperial County Workforce Development Board and SDWP held a joint meeting to gather input and build regional consensus on key sectors and priorities that will inform approximately $45M

Kristen Walker is a Program Specialist with the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she describes her role, discusses what she likes best about working in workforce development and shares one of her proudest professional moments.  Tell us about your role