Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for February dropped to 3.4 percent from 3.7 percent a year ago – and below 3.9 percent for Jan. 2019. In addition, for the fourth consecutive month, there are more job openings in Palm Beach County than unemployed people – 31,919 job openings in the county in February vs. 25,339 unemployed people, 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).

CareerSource Palm Beach County announced today that it has awarded an additional $100,000 in funding to The Lord’s Place to increase the scope of services they provide to homeless ex-offenders and other men and women experiencing homelessness. This new funding is in addition to $200,000 already awarded by CareerSource this program year to fund these services.

Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the distribution of $1.75 million to help Floridians acquire skills needed for in-demand occupations through new apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs.

CareerSource Palm Beach County’s Project Impact Job Fair will be held this week on Thursday, March 21 at the Holiday Inn Palm Beach Conference Center in West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 11, 2019) – Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for January dropped to 3.9 percent from 4.0 percent a year ago. In addition, for the third consecutive month, there are more job openings in Palm Beach County than unemployed people – 31,919 job openings in the county in January vs. 28,549 unemployed people, 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).

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West Palm Beach, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2019) – 2018 ended with among the lowest unemployment rates in many years for Palm Beach County – 3.3 percent for Dec. 2018 – and down from 3.5 percent in Dec. 2017. In addition, for the second consecutive month, there are more job openings in Palm Beach County than unemployed people – 29,128 job openings in the county in December vs. 23,945 unemployed people, 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. (Jan. 8, 2019) – CareerSource Palm Beach County is opening a new Professional Placement network at its Central Career Center in West Palm Beach for managerial and executive-level professionals beginning January 15.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2018) – 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.

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