This Friday, the Employment Development Department will be releasing the employment numbers for September and October. Most likely, they will follow the pattern we’ve seen
Though it rarely is mentioned in workforce discussions, an extensive system of private post secondary schools exists in California. This system enrolls roughly 400,000-500,000 Californians
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a review of the workforce system in Los Angeles. The review is to be undertaken under former
Magical thinking pervades our California state and local government. Policymakers often believe an event will occur because they want it to occur. So it has
Wherever you go in California, there are two entities that best understand the local labor market. One is the private sector staffing firms. The other
In the workforce field, as in other fields, most start-ups will need to pivot several times to survive. So it is with our Bay Area
In these times of job scarcity, a job seeker in California can do everything right and still be unable to find a job. So too,
(This is a longer version of an essay that originally appeared in Zocalo Public Square). Labor Day 2013 brings a landscape of job scarcity that
Walk with me for a moment into California’s employment future, following a path I took on a recent afternoon. We start at my law firm,