IN 2021-2022, THE SEATTLE-KING COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (WDC) CONTINUED TO PURSUE A LONG-TERM RACIAL EQUITY VISION IN TANDEM WITH NEAR-TERM PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. WE WORKED WITH BUSINESSES, LABOR, CHARITIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRIORITIZE JOB QUALITY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE IN THE LOCAL LABOR MARKET.SOME KEY OUTCOMES IN 2021-2022 INCLUDE: SERVED 417 WIOA ADULT CLIENTS, 525 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER CLIENTS AND 368 WIOA YOUTH CLIENTS. 2,138 BUSINESSES SERVED DURING THE YEAR. THE COVID 19 DISASTER AND EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE PROVIDED 294 CLIENTS WITH WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. STARTED A PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING A $500 MONTHLY STIPEND TO HELP PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATE THE BENEFITS CLIFF AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. A JOB PLACEMENT RATE OF 82% WITH A MEDIAN STARTING WAGE OF $22.25 PER HOUR. 331 EMPLOYMENT RELATED WORKSHOPS WERE PROVIDED TO 2,701 CLIENTS AT WORKSOURCE CONNECTION SITES.A COMPLETE REPORT ON THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS ACHIEVEMENTS IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY CAN BE FOUND IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT AT: HTTPS://WWW.SEAKINGWDC.ORG/ANNUAL-REPORT-PY21.
