The Partnership uses Individual Training Account (ITA) dollars to provide funding for career training in seven industries and 40 target occupations for the ITA program. Certification is required to become an administrator of ITA dollars, local training programs must demonstrate that they train students in one of these 40 occupations which include:
Outcomes and Information
Success By The Numbers Since 2012
90,000+
Customers Served
2,000+
Business & Industry Employer Partners
$471M
Administered in Federal & Philanthropic Funds
Total WIOA Participants Served
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Program Statistics
- Job Seekers: 9,728
- Average Full-Time Salary: $53,913
- Employers: 1,800
Participant Demographics
- 56% – African-American
- 25% – White
- 24% – Latinx
- 4% – Asian
- 1% – Other (American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander)
Gender
- Female: 49%
- Male:49%
- Did not disclose: 2%
Job Seeker Education Levels
- 62% – High School / GED
- 15% – Bachelors Degree
- 12% – No GED
- 6% – Advanced Degree
- 5% – Associates Degree
Ages:
- 18 and under: 803
- 19-24: 2,431
- 25-54: 5,092
- 55 and up: 786
Chicago WIOA Participants
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Program Statistics
- Job Seekers: 5,727
Participant Demographics
- 56% – African-American
- 25% – White
- 24% – Latinx
- 4% – Asian
- 1% – Other (American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander)
Gender
- Female: 50%
- Male:48%
- Did not disclose: 2%
Program Statistics
- Serving residents from 77 Chicago communities
- Job seekers from Invest South West Communities – 2,031
Ages:
- 17 and under: 248
- 18-24: 1,974
- 25-34: 1,494
- 35-44: 1,028
- 45-54: 659
- 55 and up: 334
Suburban Cook County WIOA Participants
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Program Statistics
- Job Seekers: 3,737
Participant Demographics
- 48% – African-American
- 32% – White
- 21% – Latinx
- 5% – Asian
- 1% – Other (American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander)
Gender
- Female: 44%
- Male:54%
- Did not disclose: 2%
Program Statistics
- Serving residents from 120 suburban municipalities
Ages:
- 17 and under: 184
- 18-24: 1,004
- 25-34: 935
- 35-44: 769
- 45-54: 526
- 55 and up: 318
Overcoming Barriers
Program Statistics
Job seekers with significant barriers to employment: 8,741
Program Statistics
- Receiving SNAP benefits
- Living in high poverty areas
- Single parent
- Experiencing homelessness
- Returning citizen
- Individuals with disabilities
- low income
- English language learner
- Basic skills deficient
- Pregnant/parenting youth
WIOA Participant Outcomes
66%
Received Training Services
67%
Employed at Program Completion
$25.92
Median Hourly Earnings at Exit
Labor Market Research
Download the Where Are The Jobs? Q1 2024 report here.
A Summary of Online Job Postings in Cook County
Quarter 1 (January to March) 2024
226,110 Job Postings (grouped by occupation).
Top industries ranked from highest to lowest:
- Information Technology
- Management*
- Sales
- Healthcare
- Office and Administration
- Business & Financial
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Food
- Other: (Includes : Education – Arts, Entertainment, Sports – Personal Care & Service – Architecture & Engineering – Community & Social Services – Building & Grounds – Protective Service – Life, Physical & Social Science – Construction – Military)
*Management occupations span all occupational groups.
A Summary of Online Job Postings in Cook County
Quarter 1 (January to March) 2024
Top 5 Employers by Industry
- Business & Financial: Wintrust Financial, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, Epsilon, Bank of America
- Food Service & Hospitality: McDonalds, Marriot, Aramark, Starbucks, Hilton
- Healthcare: Advocate, Northwestern Memorial, Ascension Health, Rush Medical Center, Edward Elmhurst Health
- Insurance: Health Care Service Corp, Elevance Health, United Health, Allstate, Arthur J Gallagher
- Manufacturing: Kraft, Medline, S&C Electric, Newly Weds Foods, The Coca-Cola Company, Ingredion
- Retail: Walgreens, Amazon, CVS, Walmart, Macy’s
- Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics (TDL): Panther Premium Logistics, United Airlines, Trans Quality, Transco Lines
- Technology: Salesforce Inc., Early Warning Services, Hudson Group, AT&T, Google
- Universities: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University (Includes affiliated hospitals)
