by Ron Whittington | Jan 20, 2023 | News
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region decreased from 2.5 percent in November to 2.2 percent in December 2022. Of the 874,954 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in...
by Ron Whittington | Jan 17, 2023 | Transportation & Logistics
Training wheels: How changes in regulations are affecting driver training on the First Coast (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) — After a long day working a full-time job, Sonya Clark makes her way to class at the Cecil Center of the Florida State...
by Ron Whittington | Jan 5, 2023 | News
Jacksonville, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2023) More than 30 companies throughout the region will be connecting with job seekers during the CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) virtual hiring fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. Defense contractor Northrop...
by Ron Whittington | Dec 27, 2022 | Success Stories
About 10 years ago, Jacksonville native James Coleman attended a CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) Employer Workshop and became a graduate of the program. Since that time, Coleman has helped hundreds of local residents, especially youth living in the...
by Ron Whittington | Dec 27, 2022 | News
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region decreased slightly from 2.6 percent in October to 2.5 percent in November. Of the 869,714 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in...