The Skills Gap Challenge: What Contra Costa County Employers Seek Most in Employees As an organization committed to solving regional workforce challenges, we were particularly concerned by a phenomenon called “The Great Resignation.” Workers left their...
The Employee Surge That Didn’t Happen Our last article covered the employment phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” or “The Big Quit.” To gain insights, we conducted an employer survey from January 31 through April 15. More than 100 businesses in Contra Costa...
The ‘Great Resignation’ in Contra Costa County Whether you call it the “Great Resignation” or the “Big Quit,” American workers are leaving their jobs in record numbers. In November 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a record-setting 4.5 million...
A Year-End Thank You to Our Outstanding Partners Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to build and rebuild a local economy while ensuring equity and justice in the process. No single organization can do it alone. Fortunately, Contra Costa...
Optical Assistant Training Program Leads to Good-Paying Job, Helps Fill Optician Needs in Contra Costa County One way the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDBCCC) works to build an inclusive, qualified workforce for the county is by drawing upon our...
