News & Stories

On November 3, Live Well San Diego brought together partners and stakeholders to advance its shared vision of a healthy, safe and thriving San Diego region at the Live Well San Diego Advance event. Representatives from every sector and County

On November 2, 500 educators, community-based organizations, career counselors and community leaders gathered at the Jacobs Center for the sold-out Workforce Conference: The Future of Work.  Our research team released six reports covering San Diego workforce data: The Gig Economy

On October 27, approximately 70 people attended the Life Sciences Summer Institute (LSSI) graduation and student showcase held at BioLabs San Diego. They had the opportunity to hear about the summer interns’ research at their respective labs and enjoyed savory

Established in 1980 in a small garage woodshop, Spooner’s Woodworks has grown to be a premiere architectural woodwork firm serving all commercial markets, with a focus on tenant improvements, primary/secondary education, military, public works, medical and hospitality sectors. It has grown so much that a year ago

When Alicia Vasquez found out she’d been placed at the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) for job shadow day during her senior year, she wasn’t sure what to expect. It is thanks to that experience, however, that Alicia learned about CONNECT2Careers

When Mark Bradley first heard about Breaking Barriers (BBSD) he was doing his best to get back on his feet. Mark was out of work and receiving substance abuse services treatment from Mental Health Systems’ San Diego Center for Change, funded through the

Back in January 2014, Representative Susan Davis called upon Congress to extend unemployment insurance as there were 1.3 million people in the U.S. left without benefits, trying to find their way out of the Great Recession. One San Diego man

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (August 2016 to September 2016) shows increases in civilian labor force and employment. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported a decrease in San Diego’s unemployment rate from 5.0 percent in August to 4.7

On October 19, United States Department of Labor Regional Administrator Virginia Hamilton led a panel of regional workforce development board leaders to share their experience and successes with Customer-Centered Design (CCD). Andrew Picard, San Diego Workforce Partnership’s (SDWP) Director of

This year, twenty partners have signed on to sponsor the Workforce Conference 2016: Future of Work. This year’s conference will identify upcoming trends in the future of work and workforce development, including the gig economy, the resurgence and evolution of