Labor Market Information

The Partnership serves as a source of information on the region’s current and projected labor market. For more information, please contact us at (312) 603-0200.

WIOA Adult program snapshot

Total Registrants

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Total number of registrants served: 4,307
Average Starting Wage: $17.78
Female: 51%
Male: 49%
Black: 62%
Hispanic: 18%
White: 20%
Asian: 6%

Exit with Employment

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Total Number exiting with employment: 1,332
New Enrollments: 2,267
Exiters: 1,797
In Training: 2,940
On Food Stamps: 65%
Homeless: 1.5%
Basic Skills Deficient:47%
Veterans: 3%
Ex-Offender:8.7%

Median Quarterly Earnings

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Credential Attainment Rate: 69%
Employed in Q2: 73%
Employed in Q4: 69%
College Graduates: 22%
Some College: 10%
High School Diploma: 47%
High School Dropout: 3.5%

Where are the Jobs?

191,973 Job Postings

191,973 Job Postings

(grouped by occupation)

The Partnership uses the Labor Insight tool from Burning Glass Technologies to analyze hundreds of thousands of recent postings pulled from internet job boards quarterly. This data helps The Partnership understand current job demand and employer needs in Cook County and its 130 municipalities. Quarterly reports are available.

2019 - 3rd Quarter Report
Archived Reports

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:

Retail, Hospitality and Culinary Retail, Hospitality and Culinary
Transportation Distribution and Labor Transportation Distribution and Labor
Business and Professional Services Business and Professional Services
Manufacturing Manufacturing
Healthcare Healthcare
Information Technology Information Technology