Successful Job
Fair Was Held at James L. Knight Center
Mayor Tomas Regalado Supports the Black Caucus Resolution Addressing Lack of Jobs in Underserved Communities
(Miami, FL
August 31, 2011)—Offering
the opening remarks at the Black Caucus Job Fair held at James L.
Knight Center in Downtown Miami on Tuesday August 23, 2011, Mayor
Tomas Regalado offered full support of the initiative “For the
People” Jobs Initiative (H. Res. 348) to directly address the lack
of jobs in underserved communities, like Miami, where the
unemployment rate has been higher than the national average.
The city of
Miami had a stand with the only workforce website,
www.accessmiamijobs.com,
present at the Fair.
Attendees were very excited to know such a resource exists created
and managed by the city, which receives over 15,000 unique visits
per month, with information regarding recent job opportunities,
trainings and special events.
City of
Miami staff provides information to Job Fair participants on the
workforce website created and managed by the city
Over 160
local and national companies and agencies participated in the Fair
that was attended by more than 6,000 job seekers.