PANHANDLE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE SUPPORT JOB GROWTH!
Source: Bob Foster Panhandle Area Chambers of Commerce have partnered with the University of West Florida’s Military and Veterans Resource Center and Veterans Florida to offer entrepreneurial no-cost Lunch & Learn Workshops in multiple Panhandle Cities, November 2019 through March…
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE AT 3.7%
Source: Express Employment Professionals, EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, July 2019 newsletter The U.S. economy added 224,000 jobs in June, while unemployment edged up from 3.6 to 3.7%. Education and health services had the largest growth in employment in June, adding 61,000 positions.…
So, You Want to Be An Entrepreneur?
By Robert L. Foster Perhaps an idea for a better Widget came to you in a flash of insight? Or it could be that you are tired of emailing unanswered Resumes. Or you may have grown weary of your eight-to-five grind --…
Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast
interview with Leida Javier produced by Paola Belloso. Leida is one of the founders of the association and part of the organizing committee for the Opportunity Puerto Rico Forum held on 29 Aug 2019 at GulfQuest Maritime Museum.
Employment Trends Index Increased in July
Employment Trends Index Increased in July The Conference Board – Aug. 5, 2019 After decreasing in June, the Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased to 110.98 in July, up from a downwardly revised 109.302 in June. Year-over-year, the index…
BUSINESS FAIR OPPORTUNITY: PUERTO RICO
By Paola Belloso MOBILE, AL- The Hispanic Association of the Gulf Coast (HABAGC) in collaboration with the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce, held an event on Thursday at the Gulf Quest Maritime Museum called…
More Fathers are Working, but Need Support from Employers
Source: Express Employment Professionals, Employment Trends From 2017 to 2018, the labor force participation rate of fathers with children under 18 rose from 92.8% to 93.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But despite the high number of working…