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From the Employment Development Department this morning:
The unemployment rate in Kern County was 13.9 percent in September 2009, down from a revised 14.4 percent in August 2009, and above the year-ago estimate of 9.1 percent.
This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 12.0...
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The unemployment rate in Kern County stood at 14.4 percent in July, according to figures released by the Employment Development Department today.
Last July unemployment in Kern was 9.7 percent.
This July's figures are a little better than June, whent the rate stood at 14.7 percent.
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Kern County’s unemployment rate increased to 14.7 percent in June, up from a revised 14.3 percent in May.
During the same time last year, the unemployment rate was estimated to be 9.3 percent, according to the state Employment Development Department.
California’s unadjusted...
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Certainly many workers are lucky enough to work in an air-conditioned environment.
But not everyone's so lucky. Just think ... air-conditioning service workers, pool installers, roofers, oil field workers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, lifeguards ... and many, many more people....
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Kern County unemployment rates by cities and communities, released by the Employment Development Department on Friday.
Arvin: 35.5 percent
Bakersfield: 10 percent
California City: 11.1 percent
Delano: 34.7 percent
Frazier Park: 12.4 percent
Lake Isabella: 16.9 percent
Lamont: 24.7...
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A summary straight from the state Employment Development Department:
The unemployment rate in the Kern County was 14.2 percent in May 2009, down from a revised 14.8 percent in April 2009, and above the year-ago estimate of 9.0 percent.
This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate...
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Employers’ Training Resource sent a written report on its first-quarter activities to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The report provides a snapshot of local unemployment. Excerpts follow:
Climbing unemployment rates have resulted in a large increase of customers. Employers’...
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Manpower put out its annual survey today on the 10 hardest jobs to fill, accoring to U.S. employers who respnded.
They are:
1. Engineers
2. Nurses
3. Skilled/Manual Trades
4. Teachers
5. Sales Representatives
6. Technicians
7. Drivers
8. IT Staff
9. Laborers
10....
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A news release straight from Naval Air Weapons Station:
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, Calif. - The Fleet and Family Support Center will host a job fair at the Paradise Community Center on Station Thursday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone looking for a job or who have...
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The U.S. Census Bureau is opening 27 new offices in its southern California region to get ready for next year’s decennial survey. One of them will be in Bakersfield.
Census officials are still scouting locations so it’s not clear exactly where the new office will be, but the...
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We’re Dying Out Here …one hourly rate at a time.
It’s no secret that recessions, big old nasty deep ones like what we’re currently experiencing, are particularly hard on public relations budgets…which in turn is bad for the hundreds of PR firms in receipt of the...
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In these troubled times, who isn’t looking for free stuff?
The latest: Office Depot is giving customers free job-search tools now through May 30.
The specifics: Customers can get up to 25 single-sided pages of resumes for free, as well as free faxing to five different domestic numbers,...
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You've most likley already heard or read the news:
The unemployment rate in Kern County rose to 15.9 percent in March, up from 14.7 percent in February and above the same time last year, when the rate was 10.7 percent.
We ran a poll over the weekend asking folks how bad they think the...
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J-Schools are booming but is the PR curriculum keeping pace?
Recently Forbes.com published a story on the irony of while newspapers and magazines are going under at an unprecedented rate, enrollment in journalism schools around this country is at an all-time high. The crux of the article...
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The daily deluge of bad economic news is enough to make you wince just opening the paper. We could all use a little good news, so why not share yours?
Send us 100 words or less about your job and why you love it, along with a picture of you at work. Here’s how:
Online at...
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Read the latest in job accomplishments of local people in business.
For example, Jeremy T. Tobias (pictured) has been hired to be interim executive director of the Community Action Partnership of Kern, the county's largest nonprofit agency.
People in Business announces new hires,...
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In a recent article meant to be one more effort at sifting through the rubble that is the Bush 43 legacy, the Washington Post published the economic records of the last eleven Presidents (all of them since Truman)....
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Do you know about Gordon Robertson's new job? Read about his achivements and those of others in Kern County in this week's People in Business column.
Then send your notice for inclusion in next week's column.
People in Business announces new hires, promotions, awards, professional achievements...
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We’re excited to announce that bakersfield.com is partnering with Yahoo! HotJobs to expand on the leading source of quality job listings in print and online for Bakersfield and Kern County.
With HotJobs, we’re partnering with the nation’s fastest-growing job board –...
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Yes,
i have been going from here to there for months, I've put in about 37 apps and I've never even got a single call back, for an interview, I need a job so bad I'm tryin this, I don't want to lose my house, Im am white, 53, married with a lil girl, and...
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Areas of Oildale need help, and Supervisor Mike Maggard believes a redevelopment agency could be one solution to eliminate blight, create jobs and offer residents hope.
Tuesday, supervisors asked county staffers to study what it would take to create a redevelopment agency. It's a small step...
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Kern County’s unemployment rate has gone up over this time last year, according to data released by the state’s Employment Development Department on Friday.
Kern unemployment rate slipped slightly to 9.5 percent in May, down from a revised 9.7 percent in April but above an estimated...
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Do you know what the man to the left accomplished?
Read what he did in this week's People in Business column.
People in Business is the place to announce professional achievements. Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to www.bakersfield.com/youwords.
You can also mail...
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Do you know what the woman to the left accomplished?
Read about her achievements in the business world and those of others in the weekly People in Business column.
People in Business is the place to announce professional achievements. Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to...
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Do you know the man on the left? Do you know what he accomplished?
Take a look at this week's People in Business column to find out.
It's the place to announce promotions, new jobs and professional achievements.
Would you like to be in next week's? It's best to submit to...
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Do you know what the man to the left did?
Check out our weekly People in Business column here.
People in Business is the place to announce professional achievements. Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions to The...
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Do you know the person to the left?
Find out what she accomplished in this week's People in Business column.
Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions to The Bakersfield Californian, business editor, P.O. Bin 440,...
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Do you know the person to the left?
Find out what she achieved in our weekly People in Business column.
It's the place to announce promotions, new jobs and professional achievements.
Want to be in next week's? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail contributions...
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In preparation for Kern Life, our annual guide to life in Kern County, reporter Courtenay Edelhart was updating a list of top employers.
Interesting reading. Here it is:
Kern County’s Top Employers:
Kern County Public Schools 27,000
Edwards Air Force...
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It's not every day that a book with fluorescent orange and blue writing lands on my desk. So I had to flip through "How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work."
The book jacket suggests that author Megan Hustad "dismantles the myths of getting ahead and helps you...
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Looking for work?
The state’s Employment Development Department is holding an “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” Job and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Army National Guard Armory, 2800 Gateway Ave.
It’s a chance for veterans, National Guard members and...
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People in Business is the place to recognize achievements of local professionals.
Have a submission? Send it to business@bakersfield.com.
Want to know who the person in the picture is? Read this week's People in Business column.
— Christine Peterson
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It's that time of year when people across the country reveal a very important number — just how much they make annually.
And that information is shared in a Parade cover story. You can check out Parade's online coverage here.
See our local version here.
Are you surprised by the...
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It's that time of the week to introduce another set of people who've achieved in some way or another in their chosen professions.
Don't know who the person in the mug shot to the left is, and what she did?
Click here for this week's column.
Want to be in next week's?
It's best to submit...
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People in Business is the place for a shout-out to people who've earned promotions, earned a professional designation or otherwise achieved.
Check out this week's list.
Want to be in next week's list? It's best to submit to bakersfield.com/yourwords.
You can also mail...
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Parade’s annual “What People Earn” comes out Sunday, April 13.
A reader favorite, it includes photos of people — everyone from CEOs to tow-truck drivers — plus their name, age, city of residence and annual pay.
We’re preparing our own list of Bakersfield...
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Have you looked for a job while you're on the job?
Were you at work, while you were supposed to be performing tasks for your current employer? Or did you wait until you got home or otherwise out of the office, spending your own time on the search?
I started thinking about this when a recent...
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Surveys always seem to yield interesting nuggets.
OfficeTeam did a telephone survey of 150 execs, with questions in honor of Administrative Professionals Week.
Here are some findings:
• 73 percent of the managers said these workers' responsibilities have grown in the past five years....
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Efforts are afoot to retrain workers laid off from residential construction. (In case you haven't noticed that the pace of new home construction has slowed.)
The state's Labor and Workforce Development’s Employment Development Department is looking for formal proposals.
It's being...
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The alarm sounds, and you awaken only to get up and shut that startling alarm clock off… ten more minutes of sleep… ok, ok, just five more minutes… then you lazily and unenthusiastically begin your morning routine to get ready for work: the grind.
You're not alone....
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The median annual income for men is $41,965 for men, but only $32,168 for women, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The American Association of University Women - Bakersfield Branch wants to talk about that. The group is hosting a community forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 at the Cal State...
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The U.S. Department of Defense signed off Tuesday on a plan that will transfer Navy jobs to the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station from other facilities near Ventura and as far away as Virginia and Maryland.
The move represents a significant step forward in a process that has seen several...
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I hesitate to even mention rumors, so take this post with a huge grain of salt. But there's something going on with the football program at Foothill High.
We had heard a few rumblings of it here in the office, and now there's a message thread on the topic over at cvhspreps.com. For those who...
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Do you have a new position? Have you achieved special recognition in your field?
Let us know about it for the People in Business column, which runs every Sunday in The Californian and at Bakersfield.com.
Here's this week's list of achievements.
Want to be in next week's?
It's best to submit...
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The Executives' Association of Kern County will host its business summit next week.
Sign up by Tuesday, March 11. The group can be reached at 634-0641.
Event details:
When: 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12.
Where: Holiday Inn Select, 801 Truxtun Ave.
Theme: People - Innovation -...
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Do you have a new position? Have you achieved special recognition in your field?
Let us know about it for the People in Business column, every Sunday in The Californian and at Bakersfield.com.
Here's this week's roundup of achievements.
Want to be in next week's?
It's best to submit to...
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After you spend eight, 10 or 12 hours or more with your co-workers, do you really want to spend more precious minutes with them outside work?
Maybe not so much. At least not as much as our cubicle mates in other countries.
Which brings me to an Indianapolis Star story reporting the results of a...
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It was looking like Rosedale Union School District would lose 34 jobs to make its $2.1 million budget cut for next year.
But an alternative may offer a chance to save 14 jobs.
Plan B on the board agenda for tomorrow's meeting includes a line on potential income, $430,000, if the district...
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How do you retain good employees in a competitive job market where the demand for reliable, skilled workers exceeds availability?
That's the question posed in a press release from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, which is running a lunch seminar next week on winning employee...
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I always learn something new from the Accountemps surveys that fall on my desk.
The latest proclaimed, "More job seekers recognize value of researching potential employers, survey shows."
To that, I blurted out DUH.
But maybe it's not that clear to job seekers that it just might be...
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