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March 2012
Unemployment Rate   U.S:  8.4%   Florida:  8.6%   Alachua County:  6.6%    Bradford County:  7.4%      
Workforce Labor Statistics   Labor Force: 142,826   Unemployed Residents: 9,507   Available Jobs Region 9: 495

Latest News

  • TechQuest program empowers students
    TechQuest graduates were honored during graduation ceremonies for the Santa Fe College Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. TechQuest is a training seminar on technology and its evolving role in entrepreneurship development for high school students with a barrier to employment and/or education. Read more here.
  • FloridaWorks turns unemployed into employers
    FloridaWorks hosted a signing ceremony for one of its own. Gary Kinsey, CEO and Founder of North Florida Medical Solutions, signed a technology license with the University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing. Three of the four team members are 2011 graduates of the Startup Quest entrepreneurship training program funded by FloridaWorks. Read more here.

HOT Jobs

Every week, FloridaWorks staff members identify CURRENT HOT JOBS that employers are eager to fill.  If you would like a vacant position to be included on this list, please call (352) 244-5112. For HOT JOBS in multiple regions, click here. 

For more information on how to apply for these jobs, click here.

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To find talent or search for jobs, visit EmployFlorida.com

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FloridaWorks Board Priorities

The FloridaWorks 5-year Board Strategic Plan's priorities are:

  • Entrepreneurship Training
  • Earn While You Learn Programs 
  • Soft Skills Training
  • Job Matching
  • Establish Local Subject Matter Expertise in Workforce Data, Tracking, and Analysis
  • Leverage Workforce Data Expertise to Contribute to Policy Development at the State and Local Level
For the full strategic plan, click here. 

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HBOTT OJT Program

The Healthcare Biomanufacturing Occupational & Technology Training Program will provide local businesses and jobseekers with on-the-job training (OJT) opportunities. The program encourages employers to train and retain talent from our region by providing salary reimbursement for the training period. To learn more about this program,

Employers click here 
Jobseekers click here. 

Entrepreneurship Quests

If you can't find a job, find a customer! FloridaWorks believes in entrepreneurship training in order to get our unemployed back to work while improving our region's economy. Click the links below to find out more about our innovative entrepreneurship programs.

Bradford County Incubator

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Have a great idea? Turn it into a business at the Bradford County Incubator! FloridaWorks and Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development are partnering to create a training program that gives participants the skills and knowledge required to create and grow a business and become self-employed. This program is available to residents of Alachua and Bradford counties.

Training and support are created around each participant's target business in a process-based approach. Training will consist of classroom education, workshops, and one-on-one coaching where participants will learn:

  • Small business management
  • Marketing 101
  • Basics of money management and accounting
  • Human resources management
  • Branding
  • Market Research
  • More!

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CONNECT Program

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Meet with employers at this weekly networking program for professional-level job-seekers. Our goal is to connect Gainesville's highly-skilled talent with employers on Monday evenings from 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.

On Monday, May 14, 2012, CONNECT will be held at Santa Fe College - Perry Center for Emerging Technologies. Click here for this week's agenda.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the program and it's effect on the community. 

 

Green Ride Carpool

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With gasoline prices so high, many people are feeling the financial strain of commuting. One way to reduce driving costs is to carpool. FloridaWorks is working with Alachua and Bradford counties to provide http://floridaworks.greenride.com, a web-based, ride-sharing match system to help people who live, work or study in Alachua or Bradford counties get where they need to go. There is no charge for this service. Carpooling is both economical and ecological – a great way to get to work or school. Flyer

Want to know how much you're really spending on your commute to work? Click read more.

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