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Jobs & Employment

  1. An employment application is seen in an October 2012 file photo. Mike Groll, The Associated Press

    Jobless rate falls across valley, IE, state

    The unemployment rate fell in April across the Coachella Valley, Inland Empire and California, state officials reported Friday.

    • May 17, 2013
  2. Riverside County official seeks to shorten visa process

    Proposed regional centers designed to help foreigners invest in businesses across Riverside County through the federal EB-5 Visa program face a yearlong application bottleneck, so county officials are asking a congressional delegation to see what can be done to streamline the process.

    • May 16, 2013
  3. Mario Hernandez, a fabricator at XY Corp Inc., welds a part to be used in a machine designed and made by the Palm Springs company. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    Retooling valley's economic recovery

    Officials are working to make the valley attractive to cutting-edge businesses with higher-paying jobs.

    • May 11, 2013
  4. CareFusion employees at the company's Palm Springs plant test the medical technology manufacturer's AVEA ventilators, which are used in critical care settings to support neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. Photo courtesy of CareFusion

    Officials persuaded CareFusion to stay

    During a recent tour of CareFusion Corp.'s manufacturing plant in Palm Springs, vice president and general manager Kevin Ketzel had an opportunity to meet some of the company's second-generation workers.

    • May 14, 2013
  5. Labor shortage prompts growers to boost wages

    Concerns of a potential farm labor shortage are prompting San Joaquin Valley growers to boost the wages they pay to farmworkers.

    • May 11, 2013
  6. US jobless aid applications fall to 5-year low

    The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, a five-year low. Layoffs have returned to pre-recession levels, a trend that could lead to more hiring.

    • May 9, 2013
  7. Jobless rate at 4-year low

    The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April — and the unemployment rate dropped to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

    • May 3, 2013
  8. Kathie Maiello of Any-Time Home Care talks with Jashod Chaney of Albany, N.Y., on April11 at the Dr. King Career Fair in Albany. Mike Groll/AP

    Jobless claims near 5-year low

    Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell 16,000 to 339,000 for the week ended April20, the Labor Department said Thursday. It's the second-lowest level in five years.

    • Apr. 25, 2013

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