Jobs

Humboldt County: An Economy in Transition
580 200 Daniel Mintz

As the region’s timber and cannabis industries evolve, a diversifying economy is growing jobs in other sectors

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Roadmap to accelerate middle-income job growth needed for California
580 200 James Gollub

State’s economy will depend on creating more jobs for Californians in the middle class, in poverty, and economically fragile.

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Manufacturers open doors for MFG Day to change perception of jobs
580 200 John Guenther

Faced with skills gap and less-positive public perception, campaign seeks to showcase modern manufacturing as desirable career

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Central Valley alliance looks to boost region’s manufacturing ecosystem
580 200 Ed Coghlan

Companies and local partners team up to build up San Joaquin Valley’s manufacturing workforce.

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California’s unemployment drops to 5.3% for April
580 200 John Guenther

Jobs numbers stay bright for California but closing housing and workforce gaps would help keep things humming along.

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California business leaders push for workforce training support in state budget
150 150 Justin Ewers

Legislators considering about $250 million in new state budget funding for career technical education programs at community colleges.

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Commentary: Don’t forget about ways to raise California’s median wage
150 150 Jim Mayer

Workforce development can be the policy that brings adversarial interests together – and solve more than poverty.

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