Chicago CBO Bridge Report

CWIC's report on Community Based Bridge Programs provides descriptions of bridge programs operated by Chicago community-based organizations and their funding agencies.

Freight Cluster Drill-Down: Regional Workforce Analysis 2011

CWIC's regional workforce analysis of the freight cluster  aims to help policy makers, political leaders, business executives, and researchers understand what the regional composition of the freight cluster looks like today and what its relative importance is to the region, taking into account the current economic environment and changing landscape of freight operations,

Strategies for Building the IT Workforce in the Chicago Region

This CWIC report seeks to identify the different types of IT workers in the region, to discuss the workforce challenges associated with each group, and to highlight potential solutions for meeting the demand for each group.

Chicago Workforce Development Programs: System Map and Inventory

Largely based on the earlier work of the Chicago Jobs Council, this System Map and Inventory report from CWICstats at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago depicts the funding and administration of; and the relationship between programs and agencies in the local workforce development system.

Postsecondary Educational Trajectories of Urban Youth: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Enrollment and Persistence

As CWIC focuses on programs to increase college attainment, this research by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago provides valuable insight into the pathways of Chicago youth from high school through postsecondary education.

Job Growth Projections and Analysis in Chicago's Emerging Green Industries

This report, authored by CWIC, Civic Consulting Alliance, Bain & Company, and the Chicago Jobs Council, and supported by the Joyce Foundation, provides an analysis of the number and types of jobs that the new green economy could bring to Chicago and what our city can do to prepare our workforce for these new opportunities. 

Executive Summary

Guide to State and Local Workforce Data

The US Department of Labor, Employment & Training's Office of Workforce Investment has compiled a summary of publicly available economic and employment data .  The guide provides direct links to relevant data sources along with descriptions of available information and potential uses.

Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018

According to this report by Georgetown University's Center for Education and the Workforce, the standard methods for projecting job openings under-emphasize the importance of post-secondary education.

Tuning In to Local Labor Markets

Findings from The Sectoral Employment Impact Study . Public/Private Ventures looked at sector focused workforce development strategies and concluded that these types of programs can be effective with a range of disadvantaged workers and job seekers.

MetroPulse 

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) released a web tool that offers data, charts, and maps on over 200 different indicators, including data on the economy, workforce, housing, education, health and safety, and other areas contributed by a number of local partners, including Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, the home of CWICstats.

Certificates Count: An Analysis of Sub-Baccalaureate Certificates

In this report, Complete College America explores the option of post secondary occupational certificates as a tool for increasing employment outcomes.

Workforce Information and Resource Exchange (WIRE)

The Chicago Jobs Council (CJC) launched the Workforce Information and Resource Exchange (WIRE) to systematically collect, organize and distribute information related to employment, education and training in Chicago and Illinois.