Santa Barbara County’s Unemployment Numbers For March 2012 at 8.9 Percent Average
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:13

The average unadjusted (not seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate of 8.9 percent for the county in March 2012 is lower than the revised number of 9.5 percent reported for the same time period from a year ago.

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Vital Student Programs May be Sacrified on the Altar of Flexibility
Wednesday, 29 February 2012 10:00

Over the past few weeks, several articles have appeared in TOP-Ed (here and here) indentifying programs that have been threatened by the governor's latest budget proposal. 

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NAWB Honors South Bay Workforce Investment Board
Monday, 13 February 2012 03:47

The South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) has been chosen by the National Association of Workforce Investment Boards (NAWB) as a Distinguished Honoree for the 2012 WIB Excellence Award. The award will be presented at NAWB’s Forum 2012 in Washington, D.C. the week of March 11th, and honors WIBs that have demonstrated an on-going ability to develop comprehensive workforce solutions for their community.

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In Case You Missed it: Post-Redevelopment: What's Next for Local Economic Development
Monday, 30 January 2012 08:58

California's economy is still suffering, local government is contracting, public financing is constrained and private debt and equity sources are scarce. Despite all this, economic development, affordable housing and infrastructure investments are stil desperately needed and revelant in our communities.

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Unemployed Could be Forced to Upgrade Skills to Receive Benefits
Thursday, 08 December 2011 15:03

Unemployed Floridians who don't take free training to upgrade their skills could lose their benefits for any week they don't comply, in proposed legislation by Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota.

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Analyst Puts California's Deficit at Nearly $13 Billion
Thursday, 17 November 2011 13:57

California would impose $2 billion in mid-year "trigger" cuts next month, mostly through K-12 reductions, under a new revenue forecast issued this morning by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office. The LAO also said the deficit for the year beginning July 1, 2012 would be nearly $13 billion.

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