The labor market for Central Missouri showed mixed results for the October 2020 Jobs Report. Overall, seasonally adjusted employment throughout Missouri increased by 6,400 jobs for the month, but over-they-year job losses remained high, according to the Missouri...
Registered Apprenticeship Appreciation & Awareness Week kicked off Monday, November 9 and runs through the 13th, to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week. Governor Mike Parson made the official proclamation for the week. National Apprenticeship Week, now in...
Jesse graduated high school from a small town in Missouri and very much wanted to work in the field of fitness. He came to the Lebanon Job Center and was enrolled in the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Out-of-School Youth Program in May of 2017. Jesse had...
Perhaps you’ve heard about soft skills and hard skills, but you’re not really sure what the difference is. We hope to answer that for you in today’s post. Soft Skills explain who you are and demonstrate how you do your job, not necessarily what you...
Douglas, an Army Veteran, came into the Lebanon Job Center January 2nd, 2020, to find out about training opportunities available. Mr. Crum was working at Missouri Tooling & Automation, making just under 24K a year to support his family of six. Douglas chose to...
