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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 State Compensation Insurance Fund is holding a free seminar to help people learn how to protect themselves from chemical hazards at work.
The seminar is 7:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at the State Fund Bakersfield Regional Office, 9801 Camino Media.
It will cover reading material hazard data sheets,...
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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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Assemblyman Danny Gilmore, R-Hanford, will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Army National Guard Building, 2800 Gateway Ave. in Bakersfield.
“As many unemployed professionals are struggling to find work and with time constraints on many employers to find...
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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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Once upon a time, I was an avid music lover. I spent high school and college singing with a few bands, attending every rock concert available, and blowing out the speakers of all my dad's cars. My parents yelled through my bedroom door to "turn that noise down" at least every hour for...
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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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This summer, some workers may be spending less time at the beach and more time in the office.
More than 35 percent of survey respondents said they haven’t gone on or aren’t planning to take a vacation this year, according to CareerBuilder.com.
The survey also reported that one...
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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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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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Yesterday morning, my first patient was a nicely-dressed lady who wished to be examined for a new contact lens prescription. She had run out of contacts, and her glasses were broken, so she was without any reliable vision correction. I asked her how long she had been without contacts; she...
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This April, Bakersfield Life magazine will present The Best Places to Work in Bakersfield.
OK, so times are tough. We get it. We know that the employment numbers aren't as good as in the past, but there is a silver lining...kinda. Many employers will tell you that not only do they have a...
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I had planned on this being a happy blog, and in some ways, it is. However, the inherent callousness of some people has once again reared its ugly mug, and I must change the tone of my writing to match the angry grinding of my teeth.
On Monday, I became a mother again. I adopted a three-day-old...
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Here's a "raw report" press release from the military about a job fair:
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, Calif. – The Fleet and Family Support Center, Community Support Department, will host a job fair May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paradise Community Center on Blandy...
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OK so I am really caught up at work, which should really be a good thin right, but now I have nothing to do. So I am getting really good at the art of making work up and looking busy at all times. I kinda wish i could take just a couple days off and just kinda let it get up...
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Most of you probably won't admit it within earshot of an employer, but you know you've played hooky from work by calling in sick a time or two.
CareerBuilder.com recently released its annual survey on absenteeism and found that 32 percent of workers admitted to calling in sick when they were...
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Ok to start thanks so much to Murphy for the help!!! I didn't get far but at least it's something...
Ok for sure we know He had a sister named Christina. Johnny owned a shop named Johnny's auto shop, and worked at a place called Joe's auto parts. He was born in 62 or 63. His mother and...
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white flowers drift down from the trees like snow
an obligitory two weeks of distance
one week down, one to go
time changes and the hours seem longer
everything set on a high contrast
sky blue to spring green
infused with the sun
reflecting back only the colors not absorbed
cats padding...
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A friend of mine sent this to me. Truer words have rarely been spoken.
A lady I know wrote the best letter in the editorials in ages!!! It explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.
Her point:
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country...
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Welcome to the world of blogging! As one of the pioneers of our new blogosphere, I'll be spending time musing about all of the things that are possible to do with one's time which have nothing to do with work. Have a topic you'd like to blog about? Start your own blog, right...
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