Employment
Visalia warehouse workers vote Teamsters
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- Published on 02/19/2013 - 9:50 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
Last week 68 employees of the VWR laboratory supply distribution center in Visalia voted to join Teamsters Local 948.
Fresno Grizzlies to host job fair
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- Published on 01/24/2013 - 1:28 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
The Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball team is looking to fill more than 200 positions for the 2013 home schedule at its annual job fair on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno.
New state rules could gut Valley enterprise zones
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- Published on 01/24/2013 - 11:45 am
- Written by John Lindt
A new state plan to cut the size and tighten the rules for enterprise zones that offer tax incentives for business expansion in California has Valley officials worried it will result in job losses in the future.
Brandman Univ. to host job fair in Visalia
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- Published on 01/23/2013 - 1:56 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Brandman University will hold a job fair, as well as workshops featuring local professionals on Jan. 30 at its Visalia campus.
Unemployment rates continue falling from last year
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- Published on 01/18/2013 - 9:38 am
- Written by Business Journal staff
The year-over-year unemployment rate fell in all four Central Valley counties in December, according to Friday’s release from the Economic Development Department, but rose compared to November numbers.
Retail surprise winner in Fresno's year-over job gains
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- Published on 12/21/2012 - 9:48 am
- Written by Gabriel Dillard
The California Employment Development Department today reported the state unemployment rate fell to 9.8 percent in November — the lowest in four years and a welcome respite from double digits.
Chukchansi Park vendor to host job fair
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- Published on 12/17/2012 - 12:35 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
More than 200 food service workers positions are available at the Ovations job fair on Jan. 5-6 at downtown Fresno’s Chukchansi Park.
Freelance jobs website gains Fresno traction
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- Published on 12/10/2012 - 2:03 pm
- Written by Ben Keller, The Business Journal
As conventional office jobs grow harder to find, freelance positions found in abundant supply online are becoming an attractive alternative for people escaping their hard-hit local economies.
Year-over-year unemployment improves in Oct.
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- Published on 11/16/2012 - 2:03 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Following the historical employment cycle, all four Central Valley counties’ unemployment rates rose in October compared to September, however it’s below where it was at the same time last year.
Unemployment rates fell in September
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- Published on 10/19/2012 - 1:40 pm
- Written by Business Journal staff
Continuing the trend of the past year, the unemployment rate for September is down in all four counties from where it was during the same month in 2011, according to the Employment Development Department’s monthly release.
