The Future of Manufacturing in California
Earlier this week, our publisher Mr. Fox, suggested Fox & Hounds include in this week’s lineup the piece below by Dale Kasler of the Sacramento Bee, “Doing business in California may be a challenge, but some choose to stay”. I agree, and will add a few words why. Throughout the past 30 years in California, […]
The October 2012 Jobs Report and Its Meaning for California
Earlier this month, the jobs report released by the federal government indicated 114,000 payroll jobs gained nationwide over the month, a modest number, but the unemployment rate went down significantly from 8.1% to 7.8%. As Marc Lacter of LA Biz Observed notes, normally a one month job report would not be worthy of great attention, […]
The Brave Women of San Francisco and Why They Need Our Support One More Time
(This week’s California Employment posting was to be on recent globalization impacts on job training in our state. But once again, the Mirkarimi case in San Francisco intervenes, and requires globalization be pushed back one week). The matter of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is coming to its endgame in the next few weeks. […]
The Secret to Finding a Job in California Today
“Ben, What’s the answer?”, Willy Loman asks his brother in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. We are told that Ben went into the jungle when he was 17 and came out when he was 21 and he is wealthy. Willy is an aging salesman, who after 35 years in sales has lost nearly all […]
California, Labor Day 2012: Why California Employers Remain Reluctant to Hire
As we head into Labor Day 2012, California is better off in several ways than it was the previous four Labor Days. Payroll job growth has continued steadily over the past year. The most recent monthly jobs report for California covers through July 2012. The state gained over 365,000 payroll jobs in the year between […]
Race, Intermarriage and “The Fire Next Time” in California
God gave Noah the rainbow sign No more water, the fire next time African American spiritual, “Mary Don’t You Weep” What is the relevance of an essay on race relations published 50 years ago for today’s California government and society? A few weeks ago in Fox & Hounds, we noted that this August 2012 was […]
The Road from Watts, August 1965
August 2012 will be 47 years since the 5 days of rioting in the Watts section of Los Angeles, that led to 34 deaths, nearly 3500 arrests, and the burning of hundreds of area storefronts and commercial buildings, causing over $40 million in property damage. Most Californians today have no memory or knowledge of the […]
Crowdsourcing to find a Job in California
The job search process continues to rapidly evolve in California. Beyond the internet job boards, the evolving internet networking sites and the uses of social media for employment, crowdsourcing is emerging as a job search technique. Crowdsourcing broadly is the process by which the internet facilitates communities of individuals coming together to address social or […]
Is the California Job Creation/Destruction Process Slowing Down?
Is the high velocity California job creation/destruction process slowing down? Over the past few years at Fox and Hounds, we’ve discussed the enormous process of job creation/destruction in California, with roughly 250,000-350,000 jobs being created in an average month, and usually around an equal number being destroyed. Recent data suggest, though, that this process might […]
California Jobs: Thank God for The Golden Arches
This is an account of one recent job search in California. Or more. You be the judge. The job seeker is a senior at one of the California State University (CSU) campuses in the Bay Area. He has nearly a 3.0 grade average. Also, he is a person with autism, with significant cognitive gaps and […]