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)