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Job Training Effectiveness

Job Training Effectiveness

The average annual earnings of clients of the Arapahoe/Douglas Works! workforce center (AD/Works). The average annual earnings of AD/Works clients are compared to the average annual earnings of all new hires in the area. The average annual earnings of all new hires in the area includes the earnings of Arapahoe/Douglas Works! clients.

Reflects the success of the AD/Works program.

Medium – Both Arapahoe County and Douglas County support and direct the initiatives of the AD/Works program.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, job seekers using Arapahoe/Douglas Works! to help them find work earned an average of $2,398 per year more than all new hires in the region. Since 2,457 job seekers found work through Arapahoe/Douglas Works! this suggests that $5.9 million in new worker earnings that quarter are directly attributable to the value of services provided through Arapahoe County.

It should be noted that these results tend to fluctuate each quarter based on local labor force trends. Wage data provided quarterly since the first quarter of 2021 shows the average value of services provided to job seekers by Arapahoe/Douglas Works is just over $1,900 in additional annual earnings per quarter.

Legend: Meeting or exceeding target | Close to target | Below target | Data Pending

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