FMHA Workforce Development Initiative

FMHA’s Workforce Development Initiative has been developed, focusing on how best to assist FMHA’s membership with employee recruitment and retention. This effort identifies resources already available in member regions, explore best practices in use now, and seek out partnerships with educational institutions. Recognizing the limitations of face-to-face interactions during COVID-19, we’ll look for ways to leverage technology and virtual contacts to raise awareness of the manufactured housing industry as an attractive career option for job seekers, and students who may join our ranks in the future. Take a look:
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State of the State

In April 2021, Florida’s unemployment rate was 4.8%.
  • Florida lost 1,269,200 jobs from February to April 2020 and has since gained back over half of the jobs lost (+766,000 jobs).
  • Nationally, more than 3 million women dropped out of the workforce over the past year.
  • The link below is to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It includes employment and labor statistics for states, counties, metro areas, and Census regions.
https://www.bls.gov/lau/
  • The link below is to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).
https://floridajobs.org/workforce-statistics/workforce-statistics-data-releases/latest-statistics
  • The link below is to the April 2021 press release about state employment and unemployment figures. The next update is expected on June 18, 2021 at 10 am.
http://lmsresources.labormarketinfo.com/library/press/release.pdf
 

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