Monthly Archives: February 2014

A third of the money is to train construction workers.  Milwaukee County Thursday dedicated $400,000 of its money from real estate sales to training people to work in construction and other trades.

RACINE, Wisconsin — SC Johnson is increasing the number of jobs cuts planned for the Racine area to 300 and possibly as high as 400, the consumer products giant said Friday . . . Company spokeswoman Jam Stewart said Friday … Continue reading →

Washington — For a second straight month, weak U.S. job growth has raised concern that the economy has lost the vigor it showed late last year.  A tepid gain of 113,000 jobs in January followed December’s puny increase of 75,000 … Continue reading →

More than one in six men between the ages of 25 and 54, prime working years, don’t have jobs, a chronic condition that shows how technology and globalization are transforming jobs faster than many workers can adapt, economists say.

U.S. businesses in total added jobs at a modest pace last month, but factories laid off workers, according to a survey of hiring released Wednesday.

Bay Link Manufacturing is a collaborative of Green Bay West High School, the Green Bay School District, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, the N.E.W. Manufacturing Alliance and about 12 to 15 high school juniors and seniors leaning toward careers in manufacturing.

The bill is moving quickly through the Assembly, where a committee approved it Thursday morning, setting the stage for the full Assembly to take it up Tuesday.

One of the many ways workforce development boards connect job seekers and employers is through job fairs, held throughout the year and throughout the state.

Stephanie Ransom is 30, single and the mother of a 3-year-old girl . . . In July, Ransom lost the job she’d had . . . That prolonged joblessness has become the defining feature of her life.

Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to spend $35 million to help technical colleges train people for high-demand jobs, as well as do more to help find work for people with developmental disabilities, found widespread support Tuesday at a legislative hearing.