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Meetings Calendar | |
May 31, 8:00 a.m., Suncoast Workforce Board, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, 3660 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota
June 6, 8:00 a.m., Finance Committee, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota
June 14, 8:00 a.m., Executive Committee, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota |
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Businesses -- Did You Know? | |
The unemployment rate for the Suncoast was 8.3 percent in April, down for the eighth consecutive month. |
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Hot Job! | |
Executive Director: Qualifications include a B.A/S. and M.A/S/F.A. Degrees required plus 7 years business and 5 years finance development and management experience in the arts or related areas. Supervise and provide direction to the CEO in executing the Center's artistic, financial, and administrative policies, lead growth of financial assets and reputation, oversee annual budget and licensing process, develop and implement a quality management system. Position located in Sarasota. Salary range $42k-$47k. For more information about this position and how to apply visit Employ Florida and search for job number 9672377. |
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Greetings!
Our Career Centers will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day. This is a day for remembering the men and women who died for our country's freedom in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Sincerely,
Mary Helen Kress, President & CEO
"Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."-Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) Roman author |
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Florida Get Your Biz Online! |
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 Having a website can provide a small business exposure to an online audience that they might otherwise miss. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, 97 percent of Americans look online for local products and services, yet 63 percent of America's small businesses don't have a website or online presence (published January 2012). Florida's small businesses represent 98.9 percent of all employers and they employ 42.3 percent of private sector workforce. This month, Governor Rick Scott announced a partnership with Google to help drive economic growth by providing Florida's businesses tools and resources to get online, find new customers and grow. Small business owners receive:
- Free, easy-to-build Intuit website
- Free customized domain name
- Free web hosting for one year
- Free online tools and training
- Free examples of websites that inspire
For more information and to get started, visit FloridaGetOnline.com. |
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Outlook for Florida's Job Market |
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Based on the Florida Economic Estimating Conference held in December 2011, the unemployment rate for Florida was forecasted to decrease to 10.5 percent by the second quarter of 2012. Florida has already dropped below that rate by 1.8 percentage points or 8.7 percent. Nonagricultural employment was expected to increase by 0.7 percent or 49,000 jobs over the year in the second quarter of 2012. In April, Florida annual job growth rate was 0.7. Employment is not expected to reach its previous peak level (first quarter 2007) until fiscal year 2017, adding 777,000 jobs. The next Florida Economic Estimating Conference will be held in July. |
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