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Willie Wallace is a Youth Program Specialist 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

All around San Diego, CONNECT2Careers (C2C) continues to match young adults with first job experiences that teach them invaluable lessons they will carry into the future. But here’s something you might be surprised to find out—most of that matching is

Judy Lawton is Owner and CEO of the Lawton Group. She is also a member of the San Diego Workforce Partnership’s Workforce Investment Board. Here she describes what motivated her to join the WIB and the workforce issues she is

San Diego State University (SDSU) Career Services is determined to help students prepare for work and find a fulfilling and challenging position that will propel them through their career. Their work is about getting students jobs, but also about developing

On July 27, 300 participants attended an Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) recruitment event featuring 10 employers. Ten individuals left the job fair employed with Ace Parking and Fortress Guard Services, and an additional 47 people have interviews scheduled for the

In June 2015, San Diego County’s unemployment rate was 5 percent, down from 6.4 percent in June 2014, and significantly below the highest unemployment rate of the Great Recession, which came in at 11.1 percent in January 2010. While this

The following was written by Keith Jenkins, a client who visited the Bank of America Merrill Lynch San Diego Metro Career Center – Downtown Library Satellite. Keith completed multiple tours of duty in the US Navy and was honorably discharged

The San Diego Monthly Employment Report (May 2015 to June 2015) shows an increase in the civilian unemployment rate, labor force and employment.Highlights from the report include: San Diego’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in June, up 0.1 percent from

SDWP is proud to announce that Lead Program Specialist Amanda Cheyney has been selected to participate in LEAD San Diego’s IMPACT program.  Often described as a “master’s degree” on San Diego, the IMPACT program highlights historic and contemporary perspectives on

CONNECT2Careers (C2C) has more than 2,500 young adults who have applied to the program, ready to work this summer and beyond. The challenge? We need more employers to provide jobs. “We have thousands of young adults who are ready to work