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Meetings Calendar | |
January 10, 8:00 a.m., Executive Committee, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, 3660 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota
January 24, 8:00 a.m., Suncoast Workforce Board Meeting, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota
January 29, Finance Committee, 8:00 a.m., Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota |
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Businesses -- Did
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The October 2012 over-the-year growth rate in the Professional and Business Services industry sector (+1,400 or +4.2%) was stronger than the statewide growth rate in that industry. |
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Hot Jobs! | |
Traffic Management Center Manager: Dental, medical, retirement/pension benefits! Must have a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field; minimum four years professional level experience in traffic-related engineering, planning, design or operations; two years supervisory management experience; one year experience with budget and/or detailed management project funding. Salary $62k-$69k depending on experience. Position located in Bradenton. For more information, visit Employ Florida and search for job number 9735927. |
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Greetings!
We wish our readers a joyous Holiday and may the New Year bring you all the best! Special thanks to the staff at Suncoast Workforce for your dedication to our core values, mission and vision. You help to make our organization successful!
Sincerely,
Mary Helen Kress, President & CEO
"Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it's an intense effort toward a meaningful end."- Dr. Thomas Dooley (1927-1961), American physician and author |
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Forecast for Florida's Job Market |
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 The Florida Estimating Conference held on November 16, 2012 reported that the level of employment in Florida continues to improve:
- For the third quarter, total non-farm employment was 7,350,000 jobs which was close to the July forecast at 7, 342 thousand jobs.
- Non-farm employment is forecasted to add about 92,000 jobs (up 1.3 percent) during the 2012-13 fiscal year.
- For the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years, employment growth is expected to be 1.8 percent and 2.1 percent respectively.
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A Misconception About
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There is a common misconception that the number of unemployed includes only those individuals receiving Reemployment Assistance (RA) benefits. The definition of unemployed is those without a job who are actively seeking work. This would include persons who have never held a job before. Collecting RA benefits is not a requirement for being counted as unemployed. Further, those who exhaust their benefits are still considered unemployed. The number of unemployed decreases when individuals find jobs, or if they leave the labor force and are no longer seeking employment. |
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