Pacific U.S. Agriculture & Employment Newsletter
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Unemployment rates drop locally, statewide and nationally
18 May 2024 04:27 GMT
… crown in terms of unemployment rates, as they … California Employment Development Department (EDD). Per the EDD, the national unemployment … not working. The agriculture industry grew immensely in … industry also complemented farming jobs alongside the leisure …
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Though unemployment dipped to 4.1% in April, San Diego remains above the national average
18 May 2024 01:31 GMT
… unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.8% for California and … of 6,000 jobs. Agricultural employment added 600 jobs.
Leisure … sectors saw improvements in employment. Private education and … nonfarm employment increased by 14,000 and agricultural employment grew …
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Close the border, destroy the farms Michael Jones
17 May 2024 22:37 GMT
… a commercial tomato grower in California with hundreds of acres ready … — such as migratory laborers in agriculture — the rest of us don … life, especially given that our labor force is stagnating as birth rates …
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April Jobless Number Dips to 4.1%, But Still Higher than National Average
17 May 2024 19:01 GMT
… unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.8% for California and … of 6,000 jobs. Agricultural employment added 600 jobs.
Leisure … sectors saw improvements in employment. Private education and … nonfarm employment increased by 14,000 and agricultural employment grew …
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Feds: Two East Tennessee residences running 'laptop farms' in identity theft scheme tied to North Korea
16 May 2024 19:21 GMT
… say were hosting "laptop farms" used in a … the Jefferson City, Tennessee, laptop farms were part of a scheme … the laptop farms in Tennessee and one in California and another … money transmitting business and unlawful employment of aliens. He faces up …
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California’s Billionaire-Backed City Gets Promise of First Jobs
16 May 2024 15:47 GMT
… to turn a sleepy agricultural corner of the Bay … develop land now slated for agriculture and wind power. The … didn’t commit to specific employment targets.
Investor Backing
Some … employers have received backing from California Forever’s investors. Meter, …
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College campuses can’t hire undocumented students. How that might change in California
15 May 2024 12:52 GMT
… and chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, has … undocumented students must seek employment as independent contractors or … taking a job at an agricultural packaging house, where he … easy.”
Adam Echelman covers California’s community colleges in …
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Can carbon capture transition California’s oil fields?
15 May 2024 09:35 GMT
… southern end of California’s Central Valley, an agricultural region that … paying jobs or long-term unemployment.
Kern County hopes to … wind turbines. But neither solar farms, which require very little … workers as they seek new employment. It’s a vision …
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Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ:BITF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
18 May 2024 12:23 GMT
… conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 22 and May … five increase our total farms under management by 18%. … Bitcoin mining. These include increased employment opportunities, capital spending, higher … and a very talented labor force that we’re drawing …
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Farmworkers still dying despite California crack down
14 May 2024 23:44 GMT
… experts about transportation for California farmworkers. The unique workforce … and 2022 in California, 58% of agricultural workers who died … contributing factor.
Lion Farms did not return multiple … employed the workers, Premium Employment Services, called the …