Services to Jobseekers - Workforce Alliance

Services to Jobseekers

As the county's workforce catalyst, our goal is to help job seekers with one or a combination of the following:

Obtaining employment
Securing services to help gain self-sufficiency
Gaining work skills to obtain employment
Upgrading skills to maintain employment

We offer a wide variety of resources through both the Career Centers in Palm Beach County and this web site. These include:

Online Job Search & Career Information giving you access to an assortment of job banks, covering a multitude of occupations
Local Labor Market Information for Palm Beach County/Region 21, helping you research what jobs are in demand and how much they pay
Career Centers with PCs, Internet connections, printers, copiers, fax machines, and phones for conducting a job search
Professional Placement Centers where unemployed professionals can attend seminars, network, and obtain counseling while conducting a job search
Training opportunities that help you gain in-demand skills or upgrade your skills
Unemployment online, allowing you to file quickly and conveniently from home, a Career Center, or your local library

Services to Businesses	Recruitment Services
Post Open Positions	Hiring Veterans
Tax Credits & Training Grants/Incentives	Business Resources
Professional Placement Network	Links

Services to Job Seekers	Veteran's Employment Services
Job Search	Resources for Veterans
Free Workshops	Youth Programs
Professional Placement Network	Youth Helpful Links
Training Opportunities

Department of Labor Overview of Workforce Provision	Information for Private Sector Employers
The Florida Office of Economic Recovery
Workforce Alliance Plans and Communications	Information for Job Seekers
Information for Municipalities
Information for Non Government Organizations	View all comments and Q&A

Latest Unemployment Data for PB County

The unemployment rate in Palm Beach County was 11.8 percent in June 2010, an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous month’s rate of 11.2 percent.

The June 2010 rate is up .8 percentage point compared to the June 2009 rate of 11.0 percent.

The County’s unemployment rate was slightly higher than the state’s rate of 11.6 percent in June and 2.2 percentage points higher than the USA rate of 9.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

Industry categories, as defined by the State, with job growth in the County during the past 12 months were government (+2,000 jobs), professional and business services (+1,900), and health services and private education (+ 1,200).

The largest decline in jobs was in the construction sector (- 5,200) followed by leisure and hospitality (- 2,200) and financial activities (-1,900 jobs).

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