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Human Services Agency doubles JobsNow private‑sector wage subsidy to $5,000 and targets 300 placements
Summary
The city announced JobsNow 2 will increase private‑sector wage subsidies from $2,500 to $5,000 and has budget room for roughly 300 subsidized placements through June 30, funded largely by state and federal sources plus local general‑fund support.
The Human Services Agency and Mayor’s Office used a public session at the Board of Supervisors meeting to re‑announce JobsNow 2, a city program that subsidizes wages for employers who hire eligible local jobseekers. On April 12, HSA Director Trent Rohrer said the private‑sector subsidy was doubled to $5,000 to better incentivize small businesses to hire program participants.
Rohrer said JobsNow 1, created with federal stimulus support, had placed more than 4,100 low‑income jobseekers in subsidized work; when that federal funding…
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