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Ventura College offers insurance job training
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008
Ventura College is joining a statewide effort to prepare students for careers in the insurance industry. The California Insurance Careers Program was developed because the state's insurance companies need trained entry-level workers, said Jeff Stephens, a spokesman for the statewide initiative. Full story »
Simi trying to build the homes to fit local jobs
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008
It's the ideal living situation, planners say — working, shopping and dining within a short distance of your front doorstep. As Ventura County cities run out of developable land, mixed-use development is a model city leaders are eager to implement. Full story »
Jobless rate sign of shaky economy
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008
Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign that the economy may slide into recession. President Bush explored a rescue package, including a tax cut, with his economic advisers. Full story »
State adds just 900 jobs in November
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007
California gained just 900 payroll jobs last month, the state said Friday, a lackluster showing that reflects a national slowdown attributed in part to the housing slump. Full story »
Nurses' on-the-job risks listed in survey
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
Nurses who are exposed to high levels of chemicals and drugs on the job are more likely to report having asthma, miscarriages and some cancers, according to a survey released today. Full story »
November hiring, jobless numbers are encouraging
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007
Employers hired at a moderate pace in November and the unemployment rate held steady at a relatively low 4.7 percent, reassuring signs for an economy that is fighting to avoid a recession. Full story »
Santa's job is tougher in litigious, wary times
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
He keeps his white-gloved hands where parents can see them and buys liability insurance, just in case. He doesn't ask for names or where children live — that might arouse suspicion. He's given up the pipe, and the jelly belly might be next. Full story »
More college students heading abroad for study as schools beef up programs
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007
Growing numbers of U.S. colleges and universities are sending more students abroad for international study opportunities, and to a wider range of countries. Full story »
Bush forecasts softer economy
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
The deteriorating housing market forced the White House to lower its projection for economic growth next year and raise its forecast for unemployment. Inflation was expected to moderate. Full story »
Diving in Grant gives college students experience in the ocean
Friday, Nov. 23, 2007
The marine studies program at Oxnard College is expanding, thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. With the grant, the college has been able to add field trips to the Channel Islands on a research boat, internships and hands-on research, Professor Lori Buckley said. Full story »
Fed sees slower growth next year joblessness
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007
The housing collapse and credit crisis will slow economic growth and nudge up unemployment next year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind forecast that some economists believe will lead to interest rate cuts early in 2008. Full story »
Online job hunters grapple with misuse of personal data
Monday, Nov. 19, 2007
After he posted his resume online in 2004, Ed Pilarski got more responses than he bargained for. More than a dozen companies called or e-mailed the retired Verizon Communications Inc. project manager with job offers he did not want or mortgage refinancing deals he did not need. Full story »
Dreams on hold for assistants left jobless
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
With his first child on the way and dreams of writing for television, Jeremy Howe thought he had a perfect plan: His job as a writers' assistant on the TV show "The Game" was set to wrap up in January, when his wife is due Full story »
California loses 15,800 jobs, 6,300 in the information sector
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
California employers cut payrolls by 15,800 jobs in October, marking a contrast to gains nationwide, the state reported Friday. Full story »
First Data to cut about 1,700 jobs
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
First Data Corp., which provides electronic commerce and payment services, announced Thursday that it is cutting 6 percent of its global work force, including an unspecified number of jobs in Moorpark. Full story »
