From the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation:
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 11.9 percent in January 2010, up 0.2 percentage point from the December revised rate of 11.7 percent, and up from 8.7 percent a year ago.  January’s rate equals the May 1975 rate, the highest in the recorded series.  Florida’s unemployment rate remained higher [...]

Stay up to date on Broward stimulus spending at: http://broward.org/Recovery/Pages/RecoveryActAccomplishments.aspx
Percentage of local stimulus funding received.
On February 16, 2010, President Barack Obama marked the first Anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act is a combination of tax relief, financial assistance and infrastructure projects designed to cushion the impact of the economic downturn and [...]

Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22) today joined a majority of his House colleagues to pass a job creation bill that provides a tax cut for business owners in order to put people back to work in South Florida.
“What’s in this bill are the tax breaks and other solutions small business owners in our community have asked [...]

WHAT:The South Florida Diversity Job Expo (Community Outreach Project)
PRESENTED BY: The South Florida Employment Coalition Planning Board & DiversityJobsUSA
WHEN: Thursday: February 25th, 2010 from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m
WHERE: The Signature Grand: 6900 State Road 84 Davie, Florida 33317
EVENT COST: FREE
HERE ARE SOME OF THE EMPLOYERS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THIS JOB EXPO:

Waste [...]

Are you a Broward County resident who is highly motivated but needs a little help to achieve your goals? If so, the Broward County Community Action Agency is offering assistance through an American Recovery Reinvestment Act-Community Services Block Grant. Program benefits include:
• Employment and Training assistance
• Case Management with financial assistance (including emergency rent, mortgage [...]

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Approximately 200 Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County business and community leaders heard about the six drivers that can prepare South Florida for accelerated economic growth at the Florida’s Future Summit on February 5, 2010. The Summit was presented by the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Economic Development Alliance (formerly The Broward Alliance) and its Partner [...]

A free career development workshop for people looking to change careers will be held at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) on Saturday, Feb. 20. The workshop will include assessment exercises conducted by an advisor from NSU’s Office of Career Development that will allow attendees to identify their interests, values and skills related to identifying a career.
The [...]

Governor Charlie Crist yesterday, during the Florida Association of Community Colleges’ Annual Legislative Summit, honored the presidents and trustees of Florida’s 28 colleges for their important role in training the state’s workforce to better meet employment needs and fuel economic recovery. Today’s meeting followed a reception held last night at the Governor’s Mansion, paying tribute [...]

Broward County Community Action Agency, Broward College and Work Force One have joined forces to present a Career and Resources Job Fair Expo. The free event will take place on Wednesday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Broward College North Campus Omni Auditorium, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd., Building 60, in Coconut [...]

U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time workers for the 2010 Census in Broward County. You can be part of the team! Positions available include:

Census takers (start at $15 per hour in Broward County)
Crew leaders
Crew leader assistants
Recruiting assistants
Census clerks

These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement [...]

The Broward County Energy Training Partnership, led by Minority Builders of Broward, OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center)
Hypower Systems visited Heron Heights Elementary School in Parkland, bringing along a special trailer that uses a kitchen setting to show people how solar power works. Heron Heights gets about 20 percent of its power from solar and has a [...]

Read New Florida Initiative here.
Chancellor Frank T. Brogan and Board of Governors Chair Sheila M. McDevitt released details of the “New Florida Initiative”, a strategic plan to use the resources of the State University System to transform the Florida economy on Thursday.
Governor Charlie Crist endorsed the New Florida Initiative on Thursday and announced that his [...]

(NewsUSA) – Finally, there’s some good news for the millions of Americans who lost their jobs or saw a pay deduction in 2009.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes a measure that allows up to $2,400 in unemployment compensation to be exempt from 2009 federal taxes. On a joint return, if both [...]

Widely known for offering wages and benefits significantly higher than the industry standard, ALDI is hosting three hiring events Jan. 6, 9 and 12, seeking prospective manager trainees to work in new South Florida area ALDI stores. The select assortment discount grocer will accept applications for store manager trainees on Jan. 6 at the Hilton [...]

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University, announces a job opening for an Environmental Project Coordinator to lead the planning and implementation of projects and programs targeting land-based sources of pollution, water quality and climate change impacts on coral reefs off southeast Florida. The Environmental Project Coordinator is [...]

[ December 19, 2009; ] The US Census Bureau is seeking census workers in Fort Lauderdale! Don’t miss your opportunity to help make sure that Fort Lauderdale is counted in the 2010 Census.

Job Fair
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Mills Pond Park
2201 NW 9th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Read the Mills Pond flyer

On-site testing: 9:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm

For [...]

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census in Broward County. These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses, such as mileage incurred while conducting census work. Census workers also get to work in their own communities.
People who have bilingual [...]

From the Broward Teacher’s Union:
In a David and Goliath arbitration battle that stretched over two years, eight female employees have prevailed in their fight against the School Board of Broward County arguing officials forced them to complete the work of their higher ups and then refused to pay them for doing so. In a scathing [...]

If you’re looking for a new job, new career and the chance to mingle with the business crowd, check out the NetworkPalooza! Job & Career Fair.
NetworkPalooza! is more than event it’s an experience for business professionals looking to make social and business connections. Business Events Florida creates the ultimate business networking experience. Networking groups, chambers, [...]

They brought signs and bells and whistles as they marched around the block surrounding the Broward County School Board building in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Close to a thousand people came out early Tuesday evening to protest the lack of a contract for teachers in Broward Public Schools. Contract negotiations have stalled again this year as [...]

Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a senior member and former Chairman of the Small Business Committee, recently introduced a bill to give small businesses a $4,000 tax credit to help them pay salaries for reservists who are overseas.
The Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 will provide tax incentives [...]

Construction is one of Florida's hardest hit industries for unemployment.
Florida’s unemployment rate is creeping up. During September, jobless numbers increased .2 percent to 11 percent statewide. This means just over one million Florida residents were unemployed in Florida as of September  2009. This number does not include the under-employed, part time employees or self-employed. This [...]

By George LiMieux
Last week, the Florida Cabinet approved Progress Energy Florida’s site request for construction of a nuclear facility in Levy County. The plant is the first nuclear facility approved in Florida since 1976.
The Cabinet vote marks the second in a series of three approvals needed before construction can begin. Last year, the Florida Public [...]

To date, Superintendent James Notter has returned 203 teachers back to work. Earlier this summer, Broward County Public  Schools laid off 364 employees due to a budget crunch caused by the economy and also by fewer students enrolling in Broward Public Schools. Of the 364, there are 168 left to be placed in a vacant [...]

BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS REHIRED
The School Board of Broward County, Florida, is making continuous progress to place many of its 394 recently laid-off teachers back to work. The chart below reflects the status:

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Teachers laid off on June 23, 2009

Teachers placed,
to date

Teachers remaining
to be placed

Teachers who resigned, separated employment or declined [...]