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Is It the Age of the Employee? 4 Workplace Trends Coming for 2022
(Courtesy of yahoo.finance.com) -- The pandemic has pushed many to the brink, but it’s also been a catalyst for positive workplace reinvention—at least in progressive sectors. (We’re still appalled by the inequities and mistreatment so many workers face, particularly...
Jaguars and Georgia-based nonprofit bringing free construction classes to Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Jaguars are partnering with Construction Ready, a Georgia-based nonprofit, to offer free classes throughout 2022 to train more skilled construction workers as the build-out on the team's new practice facility and the Shipyards kicks...
Northeast Florida Monthly Employment Report – December 2021
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region dropped to 3.2 percent in December from 3.4 percent in November 2021. Click the link below to access the full report....
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida Continues to Outperform the Nation in Job Growth
Jan 21, 2022 - floridajobs.org - 20 consecutive months of job growth, 14 consecutive months of labor force increases TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s December 2021 economic data outperformed the nation with 20 consecutive...
Businesses seeking to hire as many Jacksonville workers start year hunting for new jobs
Jan. 14, 2022 - Florida Times-Union - What’s the job market like around Jacksonville? One recent afternoon, dozens of employers staffed terminals for a joint online hiring fair organized by a state-sponsored employment agency, while another firm set up its own fair to...
Job hunters, Jacksonville-area employers to connect at online hiring fair Wednesday
Jan. 7, 2022 - Florida Times-Union -- Dozens of businesses have scheduled roles in a “virtual hiring fair” hosted by CareerSource Northeast Florida, the state-supported regional employment agency. The fair, Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is part of a string of...