WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2008

Thursday, May 29, at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion,

7:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

The half day program includes a full breakfast and presentations by

Organizational Expert, Erik Wahl - The Art of Vision

Summit attendees will be challenged to employ breakthrough thinking to promote greater levels of performance, productivity profitability in your business.

AND

Futurist Ed Barlow - The Future of Palm Beach County Workforce Development:  It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
Ed Barlow will engage the group regarding the implications of rapid change on the future needs of employers and will facilitate the ensuing discussions. He has conducted seminars throughout the United States and on several other continents, and is well known for his expertise in economic and workforce development combined with projections for the future. The resulting findings and conclusions of the Summit will be provided to attendees for further action and reference. The program includes a full breakfast during the beginning of the program, and will cost $40.00 per person with discounts for entire tables, and attendees will receive a published report and results of the conference as a subsequent follow-up. 

Reserve your seat or table today by clicking the grey button or call staff member, Barbara Pierson, at 561-340-1061, extension 205. 

• The unemployment rate in Palm Beach County was 5.0 percent in March 2008.
  
• Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage point higher than the state rate of 4.7 percent.
  
• Out of a labor force of 641,991, there were 32,090 unemployed Palm Beach County residents.
  
• In March 2008, nonagricultural employment in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach metropolitan division was 586,400, down 1.3 percent over the year.
  
• Palm Beach County lost 7,700 nonagricultural jobs over the year. Construction (-4,600 jobs) lost the most jobs, followed by financial activities (-2,200 jobs); manufacturing (-1,800 jobs); trade, transportation, and utilities and leisure and hospitality (both -300 jobs); and education and health services (-200 jobs).
  
• Industries gaining jobs over the year included: professional and business services and other services (both +500 jobs); government (+400 jobs); and information (+300 jobs).
  
• Other services (+2.0 percent) was growing faster in Palm Beach County than in the state as a whole. Information and professional and business services were up over the year in the area but lost jobs statewide.

CENTRAL CAREER CENTER 1951 N. Military Trail, Suite D West Palm Beach, FL
SOUTH CAREER CENTER 901 N. Congress Avenue, Suite C-201 Boynton Beach, FL
WEST CAREER CENTER 1085 South Main Street Belle Glade, FL