blog post How Is Remote Work Affecting Worker Preferences and the Economy? By Dean Bonner, Sarah Bohn Dec 13, 2022 Dec 13, 2022 ... More than one-third of employed Californians say they work from home either all the time or sometimes. But the ability to work remotely ...
blog post California’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year” By Sarah Bardeen Dec 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 ... We have a big, well-trained fire suppression workforce, ... training to do the necessary prescribed burning, thinning, and cultural work.
Policy Brief Policy Brief: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges By Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Mary Severance Nov 28, 2022 Given the link between English proficiency and access to high-wage jobs, ... higher education, workforce, and social services data; this system would ...
blog post A Tight Labor Market: Challenges for Business, Opportunities for Workers? By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Vicki Hsieh, Julien Lafortune Nov 21, 2022 Nov 21, 2022 ... While this is good news for people looking for work, it also limits businesses' workforce plans and growth—and wage increases have put upward ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Support for this work comes from the annual sponsors of the PPIC Water ... Across the state, water and land managers are being forced to ...
blog post Video: Solar Development in the San Joaquin Valley By Sarah Bardeen Nov 9, 2022 Nov 9, 2022 ... ... state, and federal stakeholders need to better integrate planning, strengthen workforce training efforts, and simplify permitting.
blog post Commentary: How California Can Expand Solar Development and Support San Joaquin Valley Farmers By Andrew Ayres, Darcy Wheeles Nov 7, 2022 Oct 27, 2022 ... Done right, solar development could provide new employment ... programs that are accessible for workforce benefits to materialize broadly.
blog post Inflation Squeezes Californians’ Budgets, despite Wage Growth By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune Nov 3, 2022 Nov 3, 2022 ... Despite robust employment, income, and wage growth, there's an obvious ... investments in logistics, infrastructure, and the workforce.
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 This work builds upon previous PPIC analysis that estimated the scale and location ... and solar industry and workforce development stakeholders to better ...
Explainer Making Sense of California’s Economy By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh Oct 24, 2022 Workforce participation has been gradually declining for decades, but it fell dramatically at the start of the pandemic. The strong job market has helped ...