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RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

Job Expo

DPSS Leads the 27th Annual Valley-Wide Employment Expo

O ur county’s unemployment rates dropped from 6.4% in 2021 to 4% in the summer of 2022. However, our desert regions tend to account for greater unemployment rates ranging from 4.8% to 8.8% according to the latest data. To better meet the needs of our desert cities, the Welfare-to-Work division is leading the 27th Annual Valley-Wide Employment Expo in September 2022. The Expo is a collaboration with the Housing and Workforce Solutions department and dozens of local businesses. For the past two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the expo was held

virtually, but will return in-person in 2022 at the Fantasy Springs Casino Special Events Center in Indio. The 26th annual Expo held virtually in 2021 had 168 attendees and 122 registered businesses looking to hire. With the expo returning in-person, we expect a greater turnout of job seekers. Year after year, this vital annual event offers hundreds of available jobs in many industries of our economy, including transportation, logistics, gaming, law enforcement, government, education, healthcare, hospitality and more.

Annual Report 2021/2022