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Top Workplaces 2023 nominations open in Orange County
The Orange County Register’s 16th annual Top Workplaces program opens for nominations Sunday, May 28, bringing with it a host of questions about 2023 as myriad economic questions swirl. Will high...
View ArticleAmazon corporate workers staging walkout, citing ‘lack of trust’ in leadership
Nearly 2,000 corporate workers at Amazon have pledged to walk off the job on Wednesday to signal a “lack of trust” in the company’s leadership, in what could be the most visible sign of dissent among...
View ArticleUS applications for unemployment benefits tick up slightly as labor market...
By MATT OTT | AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remains at healthy levels that continue to show a strong U.S. labor market. U.S....
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McDonald’s employees at East LA store protest working conditions
Cooks and cashiers at a McDonald’s in East Los Angeles held a lunchtime protest Thursday, June 1, claiming management has pressured them to work while sick or recovering from serious injuries. The...
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The US economy added 339,000 jobs last month, soaring past expectations — again
By Alicia Wallace | CNN Minneapolis — The US labor market isn’t ready to slow down just yet. Employers added 339,000 jobs in May, according to the monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor...
View ArticleWork stoppages reported at LA, Long Beach ports as labor talks seem to stall
Ongoing labor negotiations between longshore workers and employers at West Coast ports, including in Long Beach and Los Angeles, may have stalled again this week — though the two sides also seem to be...
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SingleSprout moves tech recruiting HQ to Newport Beach from NYC
After 10 years in the Big Apple, two Southern California natives have brought their tech hiring platform to home turf. SingleSprout earlier this year swapped New York’s concrete jungle for the...
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Hotel operators scrambling to fill job openings as summer travel begins
Against a backdrop of high inflation, rising wages and summer travel, more hotel operators say they are struggling to find workers. A new survey from the American Hotel & Lodging Association found...
View ArticleUnemployment or recession fears aren’t stopping workers from making career moves
Sarah Foster | Bankrate.com (TNS) For more than a year now, workers have been told to strap in for a recession that could zap their historic career opportunities, harm their unprecedented amount of...
View ArticleAI could prevent hiring bias — unless it makes it worse
At first glance, artificial intelligence and job hiring seem like a match made in employment equity heaven. There’s a compelling argument for AI’s ability to alleviate hiring discrimination: Algorithms...
View ArticleAmazon drivers, dispatchers stage walkout at Palmdale warehouse
Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers held an unfair labor practice strike at the company’s Palmdale warehouse and delivery center Thursday, June 15, claiming they’re underpaid and left to work in...
View ArticleJobless rate rises slightly in May across Southern California
The unemployment rate in the four-county region ticked up in May. The data released Friday, June 16 by the state Employment Development Department shows the jobless count for each county rose from...
View ArticleAmazon, Marriott and others to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged Monday to hire more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over the next three years in...
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Recession will cut Orange County home prices 11%, Chapman forecasts
Orange County’s economy will sour along with the nation as local home prices fall by 11% in the next six months, Chapman University economists forecast. The school’s semiannual economic outlook,...
View ArticleGoogle, Citigroup among firms tightening return-to-office rules
By Mia Gindis and Jo Constantz | Bloomberg Companies are getting serious about returning to the office despite opposition from workers set on keeping their flexible hours. In one of the latest moves,...
View ArticleWhat real estate slump? May was hot for Southern California property jobs
The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: Real estate’s share of Southern...
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Audi training program readies auto techs for an EV future
The nationwide push for more electric vehicles has created a skills gap among auto technicians, leading Audi to revamp its technician training program to help meet the need. The automaker’s reimagined...
View ArticleGoogle eliminates jobs at Waze after merging ad services
By Julia Love | Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google has cut jobs at mapping service Waze, the tech giant’s latest move to trim its operations amid a drive for efficiency in Silicon Valley. Some positions...
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Why airline delays and cancellations are so bad: It’s not just the weather
By Chris Isidore and Caroll Alvarado | CNN New York — Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. But storms...
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Aviation industry taps military vets to fill broadening job openings
When Carlos Barraza landed a job as a mechanic at Castle & Cooke Aviation, he felt right at home. Based at Van Nuys airport, the company leases airplane hangars and other facilities to private...
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