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Youths seeking summer jobs in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County will be able to apply, starting Tuesday, for the second annual “Summer of Learn and Earn” program.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
One of the chief challenges at Uber's Advanced Technology Center in the Strip District, aside from perfecting self-driving cars, is finding people to work there.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review
UPMC health system announced Tuesday that it will boost its entry-level wage to $15 an hour over the next five years, a $3-an-hour hike that puts the Pittsburgh region’s largest employer in line with a growing national trend to raise minimum wages.
Source: Pittsurgh Post-Gazette
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the Pittsburgh area stalled at 4.8 percent in January, the same rate at December but down from 5 percent in November.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As Pennsylvania gears up to finalize its most significant update to workforce funding priorities in nearly two decades, the local agencies tasked with rolling out the new law are worried that critical services could be at risk.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
AT&T contributed more than $315,000 to support education-related projects across Pennsylvania, including 15 contributions for regional and statewide programs as part of AT&T Aspire, the company’s signature philanthropy initiative to promote student success in school and beyond.
Source: AT&T
Stefani J. Pashman, chief executive officer, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board; and Dmitri D. Shiry, managing partner, Deloitte LLP; both were appointed as directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Doris Carson Williams, president and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania, has been appointed chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Pittsburgh branch for 2016. Williams has served on the board since 2014. Also appointed as directors are Stefani Pashman, CEO, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, and Dmitri Shiry, managing partner, Deloitte LLP.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
According to the results of the Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey, minorities in the area have a very different perception of how diverse the region is compared to their white counterparts. And this comes as no surprise to the survey’s creators.
Source: NEXTpittsburgh
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, in partnership with Pittsburgh Today, Vibrant Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, today released the Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey which highlights views on diversity in the workplace and in communities.
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier
Consider this statement: “The Pittsburgh region is a place that welcomes and embraces racially and ethnically diverse people.” According to a report released Wednesday by local advocacy organizations, 76 percent of white residents agree that sentiment is true. But conversely — and alarming to a panel of workforce experts — only 29 percent of African Americans believe the same.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Only one out of four residents say the region is very diverse and less than 40 percent of minority residents say they feel welcome here, according to the Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey released Wednesday.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
With more people employed and in the workforce, the seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the Pittsburgh area sank to 5 percent in November, down from 5.2 percent in October, according to state numbers released on Wednesday.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With a larger labor force and more jobs on the payroll, the seasonally adjusted jobless rate in the Pittsburgh area sank to 5.2 percent in October, down from 5.3 percent in September, according to state numbers released on Thursday.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (3RWIB) has new funding to help unemployed vets in the region.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
A new initiative will aim to reduce the number of jobless veterans in the region by coordinating existing job services for veterans with companies looking to hire.
Source: WESA-FM
A series of life-altering events — the kind that most people confront over an extended time — hit Cyndy Glynn all at once. Her position as director of marketing at a medical device company in Cleveland was eliminated. She moved back to Pittsburgh to take care of her ailing mother, who passed away shortly thereafter. Then, she was faced with the prospect of finding another job as her unemployment benefits ran out.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
On Thursday, November 5 Auberle‘s Employment Institute will be named Community Based Program of the Year by Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judge’s Commission. John Lydon, Auberle Chief Executive Officer, will attend the ceremony to accept the award. This distinction recognizes the life changing outcomes that Auberle’s workforce development programming is able to accomplish with juvenile court involved youth. While the program serves any youth ages 16-24, the Community Based Program of the Year award recognizes Auberle’s ability to help youth with significant barriers to educational attainment and successful employment.
Source: PRWeb
Through funding from 3RWIB, Smart Horizons Career Online Education to offer PIttsburgh residents the opportunity to earn high school diplomas and entry-level career certificates.
Source: The Bulletin
The Pittsburgh region is fortunate to have many passionate people and excellent programs and services available to help those looking for a job — from soft skills training and GED preparation to mock interviews and networking opportunities.
Source: PIttsburgh Post-Gazette