Palm Beach County unemployment declined in December for 5th consecutive month to become lowest in 2-1/2 years...
...Palm Beach County's December 2011 unemployment rate--9.7 percent... Florida-- 9.7 percent... United States--8.3 percent (not seasonally adjusted).
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Palm Beach County Commission Passes Resolution Opposing Legislation to Reduce Local Control over Workforce Alliance, Regional Workforce Boards


The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has unanimously passed a resolution against proposed state legislation that would significantly affect the operation, responsiveness and local control of Workforce Alliance and Florida’s other regional workforce organizations.

Read the resolution (PDF)

This proposed legislation (HB 7023 and SB 1398) would remove the ability of local officials to choose and retain area board members who have a good understanding of Palm Beach County and its workforce issues, and would place that authority into the hands of the Governor.


Success Story: Grant Helps Fund SAP, Team-building for Wholesale Distributor

For TruBamboo, LLC, a Boynton Beach-based wholesale distributor of bamboo household accessories, the $8,750 Employed Worker Training grant it received from Workforce Alliance trained its employees, and much more.

The grant funded software training by a national company certified to train users in SAP, one of the country’s best-known financial and business management software systems. It also helped pay for employee-training in team building, effective leadership skills, strategic decision making, and time management techniques.

 

Fast Facts

Palm Beach County Workforce Alliance Career Centers

On average, more than 11,000 visitors each month are helped by specialized services at the three Workforce Alliance career centers in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Belle Glade, including an Executive Transition Unit for professionals with a four-year college degree or five years of managerial experience. Services are free to both employers and job seekers.

Workforce Alliance career centers have been instrumental in placing thousands of job seekers, from entry-level positions to the executive suite. Most recently, 12,771 area candidates were placed in jobs in the most recent program year (July 2010 to June 2011) – a 19 percent increase compared to the previous year.