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...
Contra Costa Health Ambassador Program Pathway to Permanent Healthcare Jobs Sabrina Villaro had just graduated college and was searching for a job on LinkedIn when she came across a position that caught her eye. It was a job with the Health Ambassador Adult Pilot...
Ambassador Program Helping to Attract Young Talent to Manufacturing Field in Bay Area Back in 2017, as the Bay Area was reinventing manufacturing, a handful of manufacturers in the region were sending their workers into local high schools to talk about the profession...
