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Kern's Jobless Rate |
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
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Kern's Jobless Rate Highest in 2 Years  The unemployment rate in Kern County was 10.0 percent in February 2008, up from a revised 9.8
percent in January 2008, and above the year-ago estimate of 9.1 percent, according to figures released by the California Employment Development Department.
This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.1 percent for California and 5.2 percent for the nation during the same period. It's the highest unemployment rate in Kern County in more than two years as more than 2,600 jobs were lost from January to February. |
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Manpower: More Jobs in Q2 |
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 |
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Employment Company Sees More Jobs Ahead  While a technical recession hasn't been called by economists just yet, many in California agree the signs are already there. Last week growing layoffs in the business world sent Wall Street panicking. But this week, a new Manpower survey predicts Bakersfield employers remain hopeful and plan to hire more workers this Spring. |
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Employee Turnover Can Be Reduced |
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Thursday, 01 November 2007 |
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Reduce employee turnover An Employment and Management Consultatnt says he can reduce employee turnover by 66 percent – guaranteed. He suggests employers must ask specific questions. He details the six questions to ask – and when and explains why a leader isn’t as critical as leadership. |
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TV Anchor and longtime Business Reporter Gaylen Young says it's important to continue to report on local
businesses as our economy continues to be so volatile.
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