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, 2021 - June 30, 2022

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, 2021 - June 30, 2022

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, 2021 - June 30, 2022

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

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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

A summary of Cook County online job postings. See transcript for more information.

A Summary of Online Job Postings in Cook County

Quarter 4 (October to December) 2023

211,714 Job Postings (grouped by occupation).

Top industries ranked from highest to lowest:

  1. Information Technology
  2. Management*
  3. Sales
  4. Healthcare
  5. Office and Administration
  6. Business & Financial
  7. Transportation
  8. Manufacturing
  9. Food
  10. 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 Cook County online job postings. See transcript for more information.

A Summary of Online Job Postings in Cook County

Quarter 4 (October to December) 2023

Top 5 Employers by Industry

  • Business & Financial: GPAC, Wintrust Financial, Northern Trust, Baker Tilly, JP Morgan Chase
  • Food Service & Hospitality: Compass Group, Aramark, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili’s Grill, Sodexo
  • Healthcare: Advocate, Ascension Health, Northwestern Memorial, Trinity Health, NorthShore Health System
  • Insurance: United Health, Health Care Service Corp, Elevance Health, Allstate, State Farm
  • Manufacturing: Kraft, Medline, Northrup Gunman, S&C Electric, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Retail: Walgreens, Amazon, CVS, Macy’s, Walmart
  • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics (TDL): United Airlines, Transco Lines, FedEx, UPS, Marten Transport
  • Technology: Swing Education, Salesforce Inc., T-Mobile, AT&T, Early Warning Services, Comcast
  • Universities: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University (Includes affiliated hospitals)

Target Occupation Profiles (TOPS)

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: