The California Workforce Association is a non-profit membership organization that develops public policy strategies and builds local capacity to address critical workforce issues. CWA represents the 49 Workforce Investment Boards, over 200 One-Stop Career Centers and other workforce development partners in California. Our members include local non-profits, government, educational institutions and community based organizations involved in training, education, economic development, welfare, and employment. California Workforce Investment Boards are private sector-led boards focused on strategic solutions to workforce issues in their regions.
CWA promotes, enhances, and serves the interests of local workforce development partnerships in California. We are a founding member of the EDGE Campaign, focused on policy reform for workforce and skills training in California.
This page was last updated: January 26, 2010
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New $100 billion safety net for jobless in works
As unemployment spikes, the cost of compassion is going up too.
Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83 WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate has hit double digits
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White House: 65,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus Reports to be released Friday on the government Web site Recovery.govare expected to show that the $150 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package have created or saved about 650,000 jobs, White House officials said Friday morning. More here
40,500 jobs lost in Sacramento area in the past year The Sacramento area shed 40,500 jobs - 4.6 percent of its labor force - in the past 12 months as sectors from housing to retail to government were hit with layoffs. More here
Better training could help fill technical jobs California must improve adult education and community college programs to help laid-off workers retrain for technical positions that will open up in the next several years due mainly to retirements, according to a report issued Monday. More here
Study: California should focus training on 'middle-skill' jobs About 12.2% of Californians are out of work, according to the state’s latest calculations, and some economists are predicting that the state won’t start creating jobs until late 2010. More here
More here
White House: 65,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus Reports to be released Friday on the government Web site Recovery.govare expected to show that the $150 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package have created or saved about 650,000 jobs, White House officials said Friday morning. More here
40,500 jobs lost in Sacramento area in the past year The Sacramento area shed 40,500 jobs - 4.6 percent of its labor force - in the past 12 months as sectors from housing to retail to government were hit with layoffs. More here
Better training could help fill technical jobs California must improve adult education and community college programs to help laid-off workers retrain for technical positions that will open up in the next several years due mainly to retirements, according to a report issued Monday. More here
Study: California should focus training on 'middle-skill' jobs About 12.2% of Californians are out of work, according to the state’s latest calculations, and some economists are predicting that the state won’t start creating jobs until late 2010. More here
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CWA launches wiki for those interested in ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
See all the latest information about ARRA - the law, questions and answers, state recovery info, and related resources.
go to: arra.pbwiki.com.
go to: arra.pbwiki.com.Meeting of the Minds in Monterey 2009
Mike Campbell
UK Commission for Employment & Skills
Virginia Hamilton
Executive Director
California Workforce Association
Jane Oates
Assistant Secretary of Labor Employment & Training Admistration
Unemployed and need help?
To buy the T Shirt you saw at the CWA Spring Conference (that's the bamboo one above) click here!
See Eric Morago, CWA's poet in residence, recite his poem Doug:
To go to his website: www.ericmorago.com
Want to learn about the Employment Training Panel? click here!
Poverty Rate Rises; Uninsured
Rate Stays Flat
Rate Stays Flat
Last month the Census Bureau released its annual report on income, poverty and health insurance.
The data were collected in March of this year, and refer to 2008. Highlights (and charts pulled from a Census Bureau slide show):
For those of you doing power points on the current economy, this is a great resource
for you.
Dwight Brydie Scholarship Winner
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