The April 2012 unemployment report will be available on Friday, May 18.
Palm Beach County March unemployment declined for 8th consecutive month, and is the lowest rate in 3 years...
...March 2012 unemployment rates: Palm Beach County--8.8 percent... Florida--8.6 percent... United States--8.4 percent (not seasonally adjusted).
Read the full March unemployment news release (click here).
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Are you a college student or recent
grad? Visit the SUCCESS page
to search internship opportunities.

SUCCESS Internships: Employers Needed

Summer University Career Connection Employment ServiceS (SUCCESS) is a new internship opportunity listing service that connects Palm Beach County employers and college students or recent graduates.

By participating in SUCCESS, your for-profit business, or nonprofit or government agency, can benefit by working with college students and recent graduates who are
  • Interested in your business and industry
  • Motivated to advance your company’s goals by applying the latest practices
  • Eager to help while learning about their chosen career field
List your company’s paid and unpaid internship opportunities for FREE when you register. Want to learn more? Read the SUCCESS FAQs for Employers.





If you are a young person,
learn how you can be a
Workforce Alliance Summer
Youth Employment and
Training intern.

Time is Running Out; Summer Intern Business Partner Registration Ends Soon

Beginning in June, 500 eligible young people, 17–21 years of age, will be ready for summer employment as Workforce Alliance Summer Youth Employment and Training interns.

Workforce Alliance fully funds the six-week paid-work youth experience, up to 30 hours per week, for each qualified job opening. In turn, program business partners in communities throughout Palm Beach County will be helping these young people to gain valuable
  • Work experience
  • Knowledge and skills
  • Character-building personal and professional growth opportunities
As an employer, your participation as a Workforce Alliance Summer Youth Employment and Training business partner is needed.

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Workforce Alliance

Mission Connecting business with talent

Vision To be recognized by business as the primary source for talent in Palm Beach County

Workforce Alliance has been instrumental in placing thousands of job seekers from entry-level positions to the executive suite. In 2011, Workforce Alliance placed a record 13,453 area candidates in jobs – a 2.5 percent increase compared to the previous year.

On average, more than 15,000 people each month receive help from the specialized services at three Workforce Alliance Career Centers in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Belle Glade, and two Executive Transition Units for professionals with a four-year college degree. The centers offer more than 100 classes and workshops each month for job search and job skills training, career development and consulting. Workforce Alliance also awarded more than $2.5 million in training grants to employers and job seekers in 2011.