Labor force one of Kern County's major assets.What do Frito Lay, Sears Logistics Services, Price Club and California Production Services have in common? They, like many other companies, have found Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County's labor force to be one of the most attractive assets of the Bakersfield/Kern County area. These companies have also saved thousands of dollars by utilizing the free recruiting, screening, wage analysis, training services and interview facilities of Employers' Training Resource. A public-private partnership Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. , Employers' Training Resource, serves as the county's employment training broker and assists existing and prospective businesses with their labor force needs. In addition to lower labor costs and large number of job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. , employers in Bakersfield and Kern County enjoy a highly skilled labor pool and quality job training/placement services. A wide range of technical schools, colleges and a university provide employment training services to the community. As important as job skills are to success, many employers praise the work attitudes and habits displayed by workers in Bakersfield and Kern County. Although these qualities cannot be expressed in statistics, repeated business testimonials speak to the qualitative difference in our labor force. The strengths of the Kern labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience contribute to the consistent increase in businesses locating in this area and the evolving labor market. The Kern population has grown rapidly, currently exceeding 600,000. The industrial composition of the labor force continues to change and diversify. Once driven only by agriculture and petroleum production, Bakersfield and surrounding areas now attracts more distribution, financial, light manufacturing, and food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. firms. The area's labor pool demonstrates a valuable balance between required skills and realistic wage expectations. Unusually high unemployment rates and a wide variety of training options provide employers with a resource to meet varied needs. The labor force of Kern County (or the Bakersfield Metropolitan Statistical Area) grows steadily. In July, 1993, the Employment Development Department reported the total labor force numbered 288,500. Of this, 42,400 remain unemployed, a rate of 14.7 percent. In addition to this number, many more work in part-time jobs or have discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: their job search efforts. Compared to the statewide unemployment rate of 9.0 percent, this rate appears even more striking. Bakersfield and Kern County offers exceptional labor availability to businesses moving into the area. ETR ETR Estimated Time of Return/Repair ETR Early to Rise (health e-zine) ETR Effective Tax Rate Etr Etruscan (linguistics) ETR Eastern Test Range ETR Express Toll Route research indicates there are 60,000 to 70,000 potential employees in Kern County. The skill diversity and strong work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work of the area labor force combines to make Bakersfield and Kern County attractive to businesses and prospective businesses seeking quality employees. Further information on the labor force may be obtained from Employers' Training Resource or the Employment Development Department. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion