Imagine! Career Week Kicks Off, Seeks to Prepare Area Youth for Jobs
The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board kicked off its eighth annual Imagine! Career Week Monday morning with 120 employers, educators and community partners seeking to prepare area youth to step...
View ArticlePanel to Discuss Employment Opportunities in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania lawmakers are planning a hearing they hope will foster discussion on growing Pittsburgh’s employment opportunities. The House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a July 23 public hearing...
View ArticleEmployment Rates Decreasing for Young People
Youth employment has been on a decreasing trend since 2000 and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (3RWIB) believes that educators and employers could work to get young people more engaged. The...
View ArticleReport: In East End, Bloomfield Has Lowest Unemployment Rate; Larimer Has...
If you work in one of Pittsburgh’s East End neighborhoods, there’s about a 50-50 chance that you work in health care or social assistance industries. But chances are, if you work in the East End, you...
View ArticleJob Growth Expected for Pittsburgh in 2015, But How Well Will Those Jobs Pay?
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has predicted that Pittsburgh will add more than 18,000 jobs in 2015, and according to a new report from the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, those jobs are likely...
View ArticleEssential Pittsburgh: The Summer of 'Learn And Earn' Puts Youth To Work
Mayor Peduto's office and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board have declared the summer of 2015 as one where the youth of Pittsburgh should prepare to "Learn and Earn" through an increased...
View ArticleState Unemployment Remains Just Above National Average
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in September, down a tenth of a percentage point from August, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor and Industry. The...
View ArticleNew Initiative Seeks To Streamline Veteran Jobs Programs
A new initiative will aim to reduce the number of jobless veterans in the region by coordinating existing job services for veterans with companies looking to hire.
View ArticleFree Course To Offer Trade Job Skills As Development Increases Demand
Residents of the Hill District, Uptown and West Oakland will soon qualify for a free course that could help lead to union jobs through the Community College of Allegheny County. The course will help...
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