Tag Archives: Jobs

Donald Trump rode to the White House promising to bring back jobs for working-class Americans. But dismantling federal efforts to address climate change will make it harder to deliver on … Click to Continue »

Atwater plans a workshop Wednesday to provide an update on the Ferrari Ranch project, a planned 3 million square-foot development that supporters say would bring much needed revenue, services and … Click to Continue »

Merced County’s unemployment rate continued to improve year over year, falling to 9.5 percent in November compared to 11.2 percent at the same time in 2015, according to labor market … Click to Continue »

Seasonal fluctuations in Merced County and the state drove the unemployment rate down in September to 8.2 percent, the lowest it’s been since 2007, according to labor market analysts. Merced … Click to Continue »

If you’re looking for a job with Amazon, this is a good time to apply. The Internet giant announced Thursday it is creating more than 120,000 seasonal positions in the … Click to Continue »

An increase in farm and manufacturing jobs played a large part in Merced County’s 10.5 percent unemployment rate last month, the lowest July since 2007, labor market analysts reported Friday. … Click to Continue »

Illinois-based company says competition forcing it to move work to Mexico Plant will keep 89 workers in Chowchilla for now Incentives offered by city were not enough to stop decision … Click to Continue »

March unemployment rate fell 1 percent compared with March 2015 Manufacturing and government sectors added 2,100 total jobs County jobless rate still more than double the state average … Click to Continue »

Hobby Lobby aims for September opening Will bring 35 to 50 new jobs to Los Banos City officials view as good sign for local economy … Click to Continue »

Merced business owner has mixed feelings about wage hike Farmworker says extra income would help: ‘Life is expensive’ Experts say legislation may have unintended consequences … Click to Continue »

Maya Cinemas next to Fresno State is getting ready to open its doors to the public, bringing extra jobs to the community. Wednesday evening, community members celebrated the opening of the Maya Cinemas with a ribbon cutting. The cinema is scheduled to open to the public Friday. It’s a project that has …

It’s graduation season and it can be a worrisome time for college graduates now faced with looking for a job. But, there is some promising news for these young job seekers.   Fresno State said on Tuesday, more students in the Class of 2015 are graduating with jobs, than any …

Where water should be flowing, a dry irrigation ditch is filled instead with a row of shacks–yet another sign of the drought. "Because of the problem right now that the state is facing of water deliveries not coming in where the farms [could be] producing crops and could more or less put people to …