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Shifting Gears is a yearlong, multi-platform project from The California Report. On public radio, and right here online, we’re exploring how California’s manufacturing industry — and the people in it — are adapting to a changing industry and economy. More...
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Reports, Studies & Data
- CA Stimulus Projects From Recovery.org.
- Career Guide to Manufacturing Industry From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Job Postings Per Capita Where are the jobs? Explore the interactive map.
- Manufacturing Industry Statistics From the U.S. Census Bureau
- Mass Layoff Statistics From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Patchwork Nation Interactive map from PBS with county-level economic and political data.
Related Coverage
- KQED's News Fix KQED’s news blog
- KQED: Economy Continuing coverage
- L.A. Business Journal: Manufacturing Industry News Subscription required for some articles
- NPR: New Jobs for a New Decade Ongoing series from National Public Radio
- ShovelWatch ProPublica and WNYC track the federal stimulus plan “from bill to building.”
- WSJ: Stimulus Coverage
Worker Resources
- CA Employee Development Department Training resources for job seekers.
- California Occupational Guides Explore what types of jobs are out there.
- CareerOneStop Public resources for the unemployed.
- Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Federal program offering benefits and services to eligible laid-off workers.
- WorkSmart State-run site designed to help you prepare for and find a new job.
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Exploring the Future of Manufacturing Jobs in California
Monthly Archives: March 2010
The Trip to Japan
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This just in from the Middle East North Africa Financial Network. Or really, Marketwatch. (Google News alerts pull up random publications at times.) A UAW delegation to Japan has not changed Toyota’s mind about NUMMI. But UAW VP Bob King … Continue reading
Bits & Pieces
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Have you noticed a certain amount of schadenfreude from Detroit about the Toyota recalls? Maybe it’s just the handful of folks I’ve talked to from Back East, but you’d think the very fact celebrities like Cameron Diaz drive Priora is … Continue reading
NUMMI Closure To Cost Taxpayers
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That Blue Ribbon Commission report State Treasurer Bill Lockyer promised is out today. UC Berkeley Professor Harley Shaiken crunched the numbers and concludes: Plant closings are damaging in good times but become devastating during hard times. The Council of Economic … Continue reading
Some Relief for NUMMI Workers
This just in from Reuters: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the federal agency that insures corporate pensions, says it will assume responsibility for the plans of 5,800 workers and retirees of NUMMI in Fremont. As previously reported, New United Motor … Continue reading
C-17s on a Short Runway in Long Beach
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A shout out to some fun writing in the LA Times: For sale: a mammoth four-engine plane that can haul 60-ton tanks, troops and medical gear across continents and still land on short, shoddy runways. Price: about $240 million; volume … Continue reading
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