West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 27, 2020) – February’s unemployment rate of 3.0 percent for Palm Beach County dropped below the year ago rate of 3.4 percent and below the 3.2 percent unemployment rate in January, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted).

Palm Beach County officials have ordered CareerSource Palm Beach County to close its offices until further notice. Limited virtual services will be available online and by email and phone.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 18, 2020) – CareerSource Palm Beach County is continuing to serve our communities at this critical time by offering in-person services for unemployment claims at its Central Career Center in West Palm Beach and its West Career Center in Belle Glade. All other services will remain available online/email/phone. Because of its limited capacity, the organization’s Delray Career Cottage will be closed. These measures are effective 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 until further notice.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 16, 2020) – 2020 opened with an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent for Palm Beach County -- below the year ago rate of 3.9 percent -- but a month following a record low 2.9 percent unemployment rate in December 2019, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted).

West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 3, 2020) – CareerSource Palm Beach County today announced that applications are open to students and employers for new pre-apprenticeship programs in the marine and aviation/aerospace industries. These new programs are in addition to other local and statewide pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in the high-demand fields of information technology, construction, healthcare and hospitality.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2020) – In their unanimous vote, CareerSource Palm Beach County’s board of directors has approved a new contract to award $300,000 in funding to The Lord’s Place for expanded services to the homeless and ex-offenders countywide.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2020) – CareerSource Palm Beach County announced today that it will offer job placement and training services to the homeless population in John Prince Park. In addition, the organization is proposing to award $300,000 in funding for expanded services to the homeless and ex-offenders throughout the county.

2019 closed with a record low unemployment rate of 2.7 percent for Palm Beach County, setting a new record low unemployment rate for the third time in 2019 (previous record lows were set in November and April). December’s rate also fell below the year ago rate of 3.2 percent, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted).

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2019) – Palm Beach County job seekers have many reasons to be jolly this holiday season, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted):

Palm Beach County residents can meet hiring managers of the luxury hotel, The Ben, to interview for more than 100+ ready-to-fill job openings at their brand new hotel in West Palm Beach.