July 11, 2018 | Steve Milne
Sixty-six percent of Sacramento area employers say they intend to hire between now and September - up about one-percent from the previous quarter. That's according to a new poll of the region's top companies.
May 16, 2018 | Steve Milne
Sacramento-area workers earn 9 percent more than the national average according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which released its annual employment and wage data Wednesday.
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April 4, 2018 | Steve Milne
Only about one-in-four Sacramento companies say legal recreational marijuana affected their workforce in the first-quarter. That's according to a new survey that also found 65 percent of companies plan to hire between now and June.
January 18, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
New legislative efforts supporting the “Me Too” anti-harassment movement could change the reporting process for victims filing complaints.
January 3, 2018 | Steve Milne
The number of Sacramento area employers planning to hire is down. Sixty-five percent of the companies polled between late November and mid-December said they'll hire in the first-quarter of 2018. That's down from 70 percent the previous quarter.
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November 17, 2017 | Chris Nichols
California employers added nearly 32,000 jobs in October, according to state figures released today.
October 18, 2017 | Steve Milne
Golden 1 Center is sparking economic growth in downtown Sacramento, even though parking costs a lot more. Two local business groups say the venue helped increase employment and decrease office vacancy rates since breaking ground in 2014.
July 5, 2017 | Steve Milne
Some human resource managers in the Sacramento area are complaining about an unwelcome new trend: over-parenting in the workplace. A poll released today finds 25 percent of companies recently heard from an employee's parent.
June 27, 2017 | Steve Milne
Four in 10 people working in California's travel and tourism industry were not previously working...either because they were unemployed or attending school. A new study says that's a larger proportion than other comparably-sized industries.
May 25, 2017 | Julia Mitric
It's graduation time for seven culinary apprentices in Sacramento who might otherwise be homeless. They are the first class to graduate from a pilot job skills program for residents of the Salvation Army's homeless center.
