Two years into the pandemic and employment in Nevada has become highly competitive as the state faces an all-time low participation rate in the labor force. The industry now looks to improve prospects by bridging the gap between employers and employees through targeted training programs and tapping into new candidate pools. Recently, executives from the employment industry met … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Employment
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Help Needed!Employment in Nevada
Something big is going to happen to employment in Nevada in September. No one is entirely certain what’s going to happen, and experts aren’t certain how it’s going to unfold. One thing everyone agrees on is that it’s going to be big. Why? September marks the end of supplemental unemployment benefits funded by the federal government as part of its pandemic-recovery packages, … [Read more...] about Help Needed!
Industry FocusEmployment
Nevada’s employment landscape has been a roller coaster over the past decade. Dipping during the recession, employment saw a resurgence a few years ago only to experience new lows during the pandemic. Today the industry is dealing with retraining a workforce for the future and fraudulent unemployment claims, among other issues. Recently, executives from the employment industry … [Read more...] about Industry Focus
Industry FocusHuman Resources
In Nevada’s current, more prosperous economy, human resources (HR) and staffing agencies have been hard at work, trying to fill workforce gaps on both ends of the state. Recently, executives representing this busy industry met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to discuss workforce in Nevada and the solutions they see to the shortages. Tarah … [Read more...] about Industry Focus
Family Owned Businesses 2018
Nevada Business Magazine, along with corporate sponsor Nevada State Bank, is honored to recognize and support family owned businesses across Nevada for their hard work. The Family Owned Business Awards began in 2010 as a way to recognize these families and the companies they’ve created. Nevada Business Magazine and Nevada State Bank share a commitment to promoting organizations … [Read more...] about Family Owned Businesses 2018