Employment
Our Goal: Ensure that individuals have the skills and opportunities to be financially stable.
Our Challenge: Over the past two decades, our state’s economy has experienced significant structural shifts from a manufacturing to a service and knowledge based economy, which increasingly demands higher skills and education to qualify for a living wage job. 60% of all jobs in high demand occupations require at least a post-secondary certificate.
Our Approach: Education and skill levels are key factors in determining one’s labor market success. United Way invests in skills training, educational attainment, career advancement, and asset building opportunities that help low-income, low-skilled workers achieve financial stability so they can better support their families.
Our Strategy:
- Increase the number of individuals gaining basic skills and occupational skills
- Increase the number of people obtaining and retaining employment
- Increase the number of people gaining financial skills and achieving stability
