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Join us for our Healthcare Career Fair on August 10, 2010 at Burlington High School.  This event is offered to you at NO COST, so please reserve your space today.  For more details and to register, click here.

Racine County has been awarded $560,580 in federal stimulus money.  Through this program, the county will work with private and nonprofit companies to hire people for up to six months. The grant money will allow those people to be paid minimum wage without any cost to YOU, the employer.  Applications from interested employers are due by noon August 6th.  Applications are available here.

Good news!! The Business Services Team just learned that the Wisconsin Technical System office has announced that $750,000 is available for more Workforce Advancement Training opportunities. The deadline is February 26 but Racine Gateway Technical College will need to be working with any company interested in the money way before that. As a rule of thumb, it takes GTC's Workforce and Economic Development Division about 4 weeks of working with a company in order to get a grant proposal together. Given the upcoming holiday period, the sooner we start working with them on a training plan the better. The training would need to be completed by September 1 of 2010. For more information, contact your Business Consultant.

Did you know that the Racine County Workforce Development Center offers assistance to employers faced with the difficult task of downsizing their workforce?

The Workforce Development Center’s Outplacement Team is available to all Racine County employers.  The Team’s aim is to help dislocated workers – from entry-level to managerial staff - obtain resources to ease their transition.  We offer a presentation with information on job search and interviewing techniques, resume creation, career counseling, interim healthcare, unemployment insurance and other resources.  In addition, the Center offers a wide range of services that can be configured to meet your specific needs.

Companies forced to cut jobs want to treat the affected employees fairly, maintain the morale of their remaining workers, and preserve their positive image in the community.
Downsizing with dignity is important to each of these critical constituencies. Adequate planning is critical to this process and, therefore, to the future of the business.

To learn more about downsizing with dignity and class or to receive assistance please contact Jane.Kurylo@goracine.org or by telephoning her at 262-638-6603.

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May's unemployment rate for the City of Racine was 14..8% and Racine County was 9.9%
 

Want to learn more about how unemployment is calcuated?  Our labor economist has put together a brief article to help you understand.  Before we get into the actual calculation, some definitions might help.

There are three components that make up the unemployment rate. First there is the labor force, second are those employed, and third are those unemployed. The labor force are all those that are 16 and older that are either employed or have actively looked for work within the past 4 weeks. A lot of people think that only those receiving unemployment compensation are counted as being unemployed but you can see from the those considered in the labor force, not only are those receiving unemployment compensation listed, but anyone actively looking for work. We will see how that can change the unemployment rate a little further on.

Register your company on the Resume Matrix of SE Wisconsin to search an ever increasing database of candidates.  The Resume Matrix is a website for all skill levels that organizes resumes according to job seekers' work preferences and inclues a thumbnail sketch of each candidate.  Employers may choose to see the full resume by first reading a mini-profile of a person's background.  Register your company online and have access to hundreds of resumes, absolutely free of charge.

This matrix is part of the Regional Business Services initiative.  Look for more products in the future.

View our Hot Jobs Flyer here.