by Ron Whittington | Jul 22, 2024 | News
FloridaCommerce has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region was 3.6 percent in June 2024 – up from 3.0 percent in May 2024. Of the 880,454 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in June, there were 31,764 unemployed residents in the...
by Ron Whittington | Jul 9, 2024 | News
Jacksonville, Fla. (July 9, 2024) Job seekers can explore a variety of job opportunities at more than 20 companies during the July Virtual Education and Hiring Fair hosted by CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 11....
by Ron Whittington | Jul 1, 2024 | News
Jacksonville, Fla. (July 1, 2024) Job seekers interested in careers in the healthcare industry can talk directly with representatives from six major healthcare providers at the next Recruitment Wednesday hiring event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the...
by Ron Whittington | Jun 24, 2024 | News
FloridaCommerce has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region was 3.0 in May 2024 – down slightly from 3.2 percent in April 2024. Of the 875,018 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in May, there were 26,241 unemployed residents in the...
by Ron Whittington | Jun 7, 2024 | Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship program helping to fill critical gap in construction industry across South Florida (Courtesy NBC Channel 6) — When a labor shortage hit the construction industry during the height of the pandemic, the industry needed to think outside the box to...