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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20153636.tiff 4 CDLE COLORADO Workforce Development Programs Department of CO ,fir 633 17`h Street, Suite 201 Labor and Employment Denver, CO 80202-3660 October 19, 2015 RECEIVED Barbara Kirkmeyer NOV 0 3 2015 Weld County Commissioners WELD COUNTY P.O. Box 758 COMMISSIONERS Greeley, CO 80631 Dear Ms. Kirkmeyer: The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)/Workforce Development Programs conducted the annual compliance review of the Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC) from August 24 to August 28, 2015. The review encompassed Workforce Investment Act, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Wagner-Peyser, Employment Support Fund, and discretionary grants for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. The review was performed in accordance with CDLE Policy Guidance Letter#15-01-WIA. Enclosed you'll find the executive summary and final report with ESWC's responses incorporated verbatim within the final report. A copy of this final report will also be sent to the Director of Employment Services of Weld County, Linda Perez and Workforce Development Board Chair, Mary Freitag. We would like to thank the staff at the ESWC for the assistance they provided to the State Workforce Monitors during all phases of the review. The staff were courteous and their professionalism during and following the review was notable. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional Liaison, Christa White, at 303-318-8016 or christa.white@state.co.us. Sincerely, CX-eAedeejL_ Elise Lowe-Vaughn Workforce Programs, Policy and Strategic Initiatives Director cc: Mary Freitag, Workforce Development Board Chair Linda Perez, Employment Services of Weld County Director 2015-3636 633 17th Street, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80202-3660 P 303-318-8000 I www.colorado.gov/cdle N ��' o CDLE COLORADO Co .► Department of Labor and Employment Workforce Development Programs Regional Services Annual Compliance Monitoring Report Employment Services of Weld County Period of Review: July 1 , 2014 — June 30, 2015 Initial Report Issued: September 25, 2015 Executive Summary Each year the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) conducts a review of each workforce region in Colorado. This report summarizes the findings of that review for Employment Services of Weld County(ESWC). This report both identifies and addresses the outcomes of the Program Year 2014 (PY14) annual compliance review, including best practices, compliance issues and action items, recommendations, and information regarding the local workforce region's concerns and technical assistance needs. From August 24 to August 28, 2015, the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment/ Workforce Development Programs (CDLE/WDP) conducted an annual compliance monitoring for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 of programs operated by ESWC. This comprehensive review included the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act formula programs, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA) program, and discretionary grants and special initiatives. Best Practices • ESWC is performing well with out-of-school youth enrollments. ESWC is performing well with out-of-school youth. During PY14, they enrolled 182 out-of-school youth, which made up 74% of their youth enrollments. Recognitions • ESWC changed the way they triage participants by assuming everyone is a Dislocated Worker until proven otherwise. • ESWC has solid foundational partnerships with Department of Human Services, Chafee, Probation/Parole, homeless shelters, and SWAP. All endeavors and partnerships help to provide meaningful services to the hard to serve community, while creating innovative opportunities. • In an effort to improve TAA services ESWC committed to participating in the rapid response process from the beginning to determine potential participants. Compliance Issues The review found one (1) compliance issue (see Attachment 2, Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs). COMPLIANCE ISSUES: 1. Ten (10) H1B files were missing case notes and participants were not exited upon completion of services per policy Contractual Performance During the period of review, ESWC met or exceeded all performance measures (See Attachment 3, Information Dashboard). Risk Assessment ESWC-Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Executive Summary Page 1 GOVERNANCE: Low Risk ADMINISTRATIVE, PROGRAM/GRANT, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Low Risk PROGRAM SERVICES, DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND DOCUMENTATION: Moderate PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY: Low Risk Sector Initiatives The team participates on regional sectors in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. The local sector initiatives include collaborating with healthcare providers, school districts and Aims Community College to integrate career pathways with the sector strategies. Joint support with the regional sector group has moved initiatives into better strategic plans. A planned objective is to help facilitate opportunities on a regional basis in healthcare and manufacturing. Looking Forward Education is a critical partner for all Employment and Training programs with the emphasis on Youth programs. The school districts, as well as higher education, are supportive in developing sector initiatives, career pathways and training for the talent pipeline. Established partnerships include the 19th Judicial District, Senate Bill 94, Platte Valley Youth Services Center, Juvenile Assessment Center, North Range Behavioral Health, Trio Programs, Adult Education, Homeless and Transitional Shelters, Youth Net, Refugee Serving Agencies, School Resource Officers, Truancy Liaisons, School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP) and the Department of Human Services to include Chafee, Youth Services, Child Welfare, Compass, TANF, and Employment First. The partnership with Child Welfare in enrolling clients into the TIGHT program continues to assist youth in danger of out of home placement or stop them from becoming a part of the juvenile justice system altogether. The AmeriCorp program helps low- income customers through conservation and service work earned, educational resources, and living stipends while in the program. ESWC plans on collaborating with Salud Family Health Centers to assist in their efforts to establish apprenticeship programs as part of the Community Health Center Regional Apprenticeship Initiative. This initiative would help develop an effective pipeline of workers to enter high demand health care occupations, an area of demand in Weld County. Weld has committed to the Sector National Emergency Grant in which ESWC will work with a minimum of six businesses within the transportation and manufacturing sectors. ESWC is committed to developing pathways for participants to train in these industries and will refer participants to employer patterns for employment. Technical Assistance & Training Needs ESWC would like to collaborate with CDLE for the following trainings: • Case management • Interview Styles • Evidence-based techniques for working with hard-to-serve population • Culture of Poverty ESWC-Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Executive Summary Page 2 I I I CDLE commits to collaborating with ESWC to schedule the above stated trainings by December 31, 2015. ESWC-Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Executive Summary Page 3 ATTACHMENT 1 Workforce Investment Board Local Plan: Sector Partnerships The Business Services Team has participated in both regional and local sector partnerships. The Weld County Workforce Development Board identified two regional partnerships, Health Care and Advanced Manufacturing. The local sector partnerships focused on manufacturing, energy, health care, transportation ansportation and logistics, and administrative support. These industry PP sectors are areas of emphasis for not only the Business Services representatives, but also the other programs and services offered within ESWC. Employment Services will utilize the Sector Partnership and Career Pathway tools available through and in partnership with the CWDC as appropriate. Staff currently participate in the Sector Summits hosted by the CWDC and are committed to involvement in career pathways efforts as they are developed. Health Care Results: ESWC continues to be actively engaged in the Northern Colorado Health Care Sector Partnership. ESWC representatives are well acquainted with the industry and education leaders, as well as other entities in supportive roles, in the partnership. A challenge the partnership faces is scheduling tours with schools. This component is of concern to the industry partners. The intent of the tours is to build excitement and explain career paths to young adults so members of the ESWC Youth Unit are beginning to engage in the Partnership so ties to schools may be strengthened. Additionally, the Youth Program Manager is a member of the Surgical Advisory Committee at Aims Community College and is intimately involved with the exploration and anticipated development of the Sterile Processing Technician Certificate program. Manufacturing Results: ESWC continues to be actively engaged in the NoCo Manufacturing Sector Partnership. ESWC representatives are well acquainted with the industry and education leaders, as well as other entities in supportive roles, in the partnerships. A challenge the partnership faces is scheduling tours with schools. This component is of concern to the industry partners. The intent of the tours is to build excitement and explain career paths to young adults so members of the ESWC Youth Unit are beginning to engage in the Partnership so ties to schools may be strengthened. Under consideration, for PY 15 having the Sector Partnership rtnership for Manufacturing, itself, provide scholarships for graduating students interested in pursuing a career in Manufacturing and working with AIMS Community College and their Colorado Helps Advanced Manufacturers Program (CHAMP). Additionally, ESWC has committed to participating in the Sector National Emergency Grant identifying and developing a pipeline for not only Manufacturing but Transportation as well. Energy Results: ESWC conducted a survey with the local Energy Employers in Weld County and the consensus was not to meet as a Task Force due to the changing economic ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 1 —Workforce Investment Board Page 1 situation. This sentiment could also be seen on the Regional Level when the Regional Energy Sector Partnership launch was delayed due to economic conditions. Transportation and Logistics Results: Weld County co-hosted a Transportation Fair in May 2015 serving almost 50 employers. Preliminary work is being done in this area to see if a Task Force can be achieved in this sector in PY15. Governance and Administration ESWC operates under all the policies required under Federal and CDLE guidance. Two (2) additional union members have been appointed. The Workforce Development Board (WDB) is revising its Bylaws, as well as its Memorandums of Understanding. The WDB will confirm their desire to maintain a standing Youth Committee. The Youth Council will likely have a strong focus on the fourteen youth elements and Youth Procurement. The Youth Council has been actively engaged and many of the members have expressed interest and a strong desire to continue to participate with the Youth Council. New WDB members will be provided with information regarding the Youth Council. OBSERVATION: ESWC needs to take steps to meet WIOA WDB requirements by October 1, 2015. ESWC need two additional appointees from the private business sector. Weld acknowledges the observation and has since met the board composition requirements. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. Recognitions • ESWC is performing well with out-of-school youth. During PY14, they enrolled 182 out-of- school youth, which made up 74% of their youth enrollments. In alignment with WIOA, ESWC is on the threshold of fully utilizing formula funds on at least 75% of out-of-school youth. Best Practices • ESWC changed the way they triage participants by assuming everyone is a Dislocated Worker until proven otherwise. ESWC restructured how their case managers were categorized, making each case manager carry both an adult and dislocated worker caseload. All case managers were trained in dislocated worker eligibility to ensure all dislocated worker categories were addressed before enrolling the customer in the adult program. This practice has greatly increased the number of dislocated worker enrollees. • ESWC has a solid foundational partnership with Department of Human Services, Chafee, Probation/Parole, homeless shelters, and SWAP. ESWC continues to enhance pathway opportunities for young adults in their community, with Career Pathway Dental Assisting, enhancing Sector Partnerships as well, such as, Healthcare and Manufacturing, On-the-Job training, leadership opportunities, and expanded employment ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 1 —Workforce Investment Board Page 2 opportunities. All endeavors and partnerships help to provide meaningful services to the hard to serve community, while creating innovative opportunities. • In an effort to improve TAA services ESWC committed to participating in the rapid response process from the beginning to determine potential participants. This allows counselors to have a discussion with the employers to determine if eliminated positions are TAA eligible to get the petitions filed as quickly as possible. ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 1 —Workforce Investment Board Page 3 • , ATTACHMENT 2 Compliance Monitoring WIA / TAA Programs WAGNER PEYSER CDLE did not identify any issues during the review. ADULT CDLE reviewed twenty (20) WIA Adult program participant files from the PY14 performance period. ACTION ITEMS: Two (2) Action Item: Two (2) files have conflicting start and/or end dates with what is entered into Connecting Colorado. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 12-06-WIA Guidance on Data Integrity and the Customer Participation Cycle for WIA and TAA Programs, (IV)(A)(1)(a)(b), "The participation date is the date an eligible Applicant receives the first participation service (and is enrolled as a Program Participant).... On the date the first participation service is provided, an eligible Applicant is enrolled in the appropriate Program." CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC should include, as part of their response, a description of steps that will be taken to avoid this issue in the future. CDLE recommends ESWC offer training to staff members around required eligibility documentation. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld agrees with the citation. Internal monitoring will be enhanced to include the review and validation of this item. 2 of 20 is not a large percentage of error and internal monitoring, along with internal review of data entry, will address this item. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. OBSERVATION/RECOMMENDATION: One (1)file has a service for a gas voucher from another program, entered by a Weld agent with project code "50". It would be helpful to the monitor if case notes were added to complete the story of what program provided the gas vouchers. Weld acknowledges the Observation/Recommendation. If vouchers are entered by a WIOA Case Manager, internal technical assistance will include the expansion of case notes in Adult/Dislocated Worker files. It is noted that clients may be co-enrolled and that a list of the local project codes for programs such as Employment First and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families may assist monitors in the future. DISLOCATED WORKER ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 1 CDLE reviewed twenty (20)WIA Dislocated Worker (DW) program participant files from the PY14 performance period. ACTION ITEMS: One (1) Action Item: Nine (9) case files reviewed had conflicting dates or incorrect coding within Connecting Colorado. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 14-10-WIA Data Validation Procedures (12/8/14) Attachment 1, Source Documentation Requirements CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC should include, as part of their response, a description of steps that will be taken to avoid this issue in the future. CDLE recommends ESWC offer training to staff members around required eligibility documentation. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld agrees with the citation. Internal monitoring will be enhanced to include the review and validation of this item and technical assistance will be provided to all associated staff. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. OBSERVATIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS: The unlikely to return form that caseworkers use when determining unlikely to return was used in most files without backing documentation. While this is technically okay, the caseworker discretion option for unlikely to return should be utilized as a last resort. Weld acknowledges the Observation/Recommendation. Staff have been counseled and reminded that this is a last resort utilization. YOUTH CDLE reviewed fourteen (14)WIA Youth program participant files from the PY14 performance period. ACTION ITEMS: One (1) Action Item: In a sample of six (6) out of twenty (20) files reviewed, it was noted that the ES program was not closed in conjunction with the last WIA program service provided at exit. This issue results in a "WIASRD" error per MIS, as well as Data Validation issue. These issues were corrected while CDLE was on site. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 14-10-WIA Program Year 2013 Data Validation Procedures ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 2 CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC must advise CDLE of how the region's quality control process will address these issues in the future. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld acknowledges and these issues were corrected while CDLE was on site. The MIS team was notified and acknowledged the lack of notice provided to the case manager. The WIOA youth team will review exit processes to ensure that exit dates are consistent for program and ES. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. H1B CDLE reviewed ten (10) H1 B program participant files from the PY14 performance period. COMPLIANCE ISSUES: One (1) Compliance Issue #1: Of the ten (10) files reviewed, all were missing case notes and participants were not exited from the program upon completion of service delivery. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 12-02-H1B H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant: Strategies to Advance Colorado's Highly Skilled Workforce PGL 12-06-WIA Guidance on Data Integrity and the Customer Participation Cycle for WIA and TAA Programs CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC must notify CDLE of correction of the errors and advise CDLE of how the region's quality control process will address these issues in the future. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld respectfully disagrees with the H1 B Compliance issue. Per the PGL definition: A compliance finding is a violation against legal or policy requirements considered to be more prevalent problem than an individual exception to the rule. This situation was an anomaly and not a prevalent problem as Weld has not had any compliance issues in the past 25 years. The situation was due to the re-assignment of the case management of the incumbent H1 B participants from a seasoned case manager to the Manager of Adult Special Programs this past January. In direct response to the finding, there were case notes on all of the files in Connecting Colorado, which was sufficient in past monitoring. Since the monitoring, those notes as well as notes on the terminations and all other actions were printed and entered into all of the files. CDLE Response: CDLE acknowledges that ESWC has demonstrated an excellent track record with service delivery over the years. This oversight is not indicative of their past ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 3 � I performance but it rises to the level of compliance per Policy Guidance Letter#12-02-H1 B, H- 1B Technical Skills Training Grant: Strategies to Advance Colorado's Highly Skilled Workforce, Section IV(J). The PGL states "Case files should clearly demonstrate program eligibility with documentation and notes about how the participant qualifies for the program...When enrolling incumbent workers, include basic information on the employer, why the employer needs to retrain this individual, and what skills gaps does the participant currently have...Participant progress and case management activity updates should continue to be documented throughout the program enrollment period." A lack of sufficient case notes was found in all ten (10) records sampled, and therefore was not an individual exception to the rule. ESWC has added the required case notes and exited the participants as required by policy. When case files are re-assigned ESWC must ensure a process is in place that confirms all program requirements are followed. ACTION ITEMS: One (1) Action Item: Employer self-attestation letters were not on letterhead. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 12-02-H1B H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant: Strategies to Advance Colorado's Highly Skilled Workforce CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC must notify CDLE of correction of the errors and advise CDLE of how the region's quality control process will address these issues in the future. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld acknowledges the action item, an email was sent to the Human Resources Representative and they are willing and working on resending the letters on letterhead. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. Trade Act Assistance (TAA) CDLE reviewed nine (9) TAA Worker program participant files during the PY14 performance period. ACTION ITEMS: One (1) Action Item: One (1) file was missing the participant's signature on the Affidavit of Immigration Status. Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 14-05-WIA Guidelines for Affidavit of Immigration Status CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC must notify CDLE of correction of this error and advise CDLE of how the region's quality control process will address these issues moving forward. ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 4 During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld acknowledges the action item. One file having this issue seems to be an oversight. File reviews are conducted to ensure eligibility and compliance and this will be included in our quality control process. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. OBSERVATIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS: Three (3) of the files had assessments stating the client had concerns about possible barriers but no documentation to show further assessment was done to offer solutions. PGL 12-06- WIA, Guidance on Data Integrity and the Customer Participation Cycle for WIA and TAA Programs, provides guidance on case management requirements. Three (3) of the files had a full year of case notes entered into Connecting Colorado on the same day. PGL 12-06-WIA, Guidance on Data Integrity and the Customer Participation Cycle for WIA and TAA Programs, provides guidance on timely and accurate data entry. Weld acknowledges the Observations and/or Recommendations. Technical assistance has been provided onsite to ensure that all staff has clear guidance regarding data integrity and the customer participation cycle. UI Pilot Program CDLE reviewed ten (10) UI Pilot program participant files during the PY14 performance period. CDLE did not identify any issues during the review. OBSERVATIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS: Production worker job dislocation code used states, "construction laborer" as o-net code (should have used 51 production code) as a related dislocation code instead to properly reflect job of industry. Weld acknowledges the Observation and/or Recommendation. Technical assistance has been provided to ensure that all staff are utilizing the correct o-net codes to properly reflect job industries. Hire for Colorado (DW-GL) CDLE reviewed eight (8) Hire for Colorado program participant files from the PY14 performance period. ACTION ITEMS: One (1) Action Item: One (1) file reviewed was not eligible for program because they were only unemployed for 11 weeks. This issue was corrected while CDLE was on site. ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 5 Legal/Policy Citation: PGL 15-03-WIA Hire for Colorado Long-Term Unemployed Initiative (IV) (A) (1) (c) CDLE Required Action: Within 14 days of this report, ESWC must notify CDLE of correction of this error and advise CDLE of how the region's quality control process will address these issues moving forward. During the week of November 09, 2015 to November 13, 2015, CDLE will conduct a follow-up session to reassess and ensure the issue has been corrected. ESWC Response: Weld agrees with the action item. Initially State was providing a list to regions with clients deemed eligible for this program; this file was recruited based off of that list. The list was later retracted and Weld thought the client would still fall under that eligibility but that was not the case. This issue was corrected while CDLE was on site; the client and associated costs were moved to Dislocated Worker. CDLE Response: CDLE accepts ESWC's response. Per PGL 15-03-WIA, Hire for Colorado Long-Term Unemployed Initiative, Section IV (A) To meet eligibility for this program an individual must be...Long-term unemployed, defined as out of work for 6 months or more (26 or more weeks)." The PGL further stipulates, in Section IV(B), "Local workforce center staff will make personal contact with individuals to schedule intake appointment and/or orientation and to verify eligibility." CDLE acknowledges that costs have been redistributed to the Dislocated Worker program and the issue is resolved. Disaster NEG CDLE reviewed five (5) Disaster NEG participant files from the PY14 performance period. CDLE did not identify any issues during the review. ESWC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 2—Compliance Monitoring WIA/TAA Programs Page 6 ATTACHMENT 3 N Inf ormati on Dashboard PFRFORMANCE OUTCOMES During PY14, which constituted a substantial portion of the period of review, ESWC met or exceeded all performance measures . PY14 Planned versus Actual WIA Program Participation 245 Achieved 165 Achieved Adult Dislocated Worker Youth Green = Exceeded ,'°an at 100 , Red = 7939% or below F l o ESWC - Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 3 , Information Dashboard/Performance Outcomes Page 1 WIA Performance Measures Outcomes Program Year 2013 Program Year 2014 WIA Adult Performance Measures Standard Actual Num/Dem Standard Actual Num/Dem Entered Employment 75. 70% 85.29% 116/136 66. 20% 82.49% 146/177 4 Six Month Retention 88. 20% 143/170 82.60% 93.08% 121/130 Six Month Avg. Earnings $17, 390.00 - $14,680.001 $18,248. 56 - Exceeded/ [ ,NikitilVlissed 1 0 3 P i WIA DW Performance Measures Program Year 2013 Program Year 2014 Standard Actual Nuns/Deny Standard Actual Num/Dem • Entered Employment 78.90% 85.71% 54/63 66. 79% 92. 19% 56/64 Six Month Retention 88. 10% 91 . 18% 62/68 84.52% 91.04% 61/67 Six Month Avg. Earnings $19, 733 .00 - $17,085.00 $19, 30183 - 1 1 Exceeded/ /, rv .: H /Missed 2 0 2 0 Program Year 2013 Program Year 2014 WIA Youth Performance Measures Standard Actual Num/Dem Standard Actual Num/Dem Literacy/Numeracy 43.00% 55. 10% 9/53 41 .00% 30/80 Education Placement 66. 70% 69 .07% 162/238 58.52% 65,89% 85/129 Degree/Certificate 69.00% 73 .0494 165/241 62.00% 86/142 Exceeded/ /> A s /Missed 4 0 1 0 y yv,�� )] ! R.. ;� ".T ':. e'�.. 100%,: .. ,. -: A Red = � .�� �a/' f � w ',i:�/`. d �i.e ESWC - Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 3 , Information Dashboard/Performance Outcomes Page 2 y Local Area Statistics July July July 2013 2014 2015 National Unemployment Rate° 7.3% 6.2% 5.3% Colorado Unemployment Rate° 6.5% 4.8% 4.3% Weld Unemployment Rate° 6.7% 4.5% 4.1% ° Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Economic Releases, Data, Tables & Calculators by Subject, Bureau of Labor Statistics $ Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Economic Releases, Data, Tables & Calculators by Subject, Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Workforce Center(s) Quick Facts During the monitor period of review: July 1, 2014—June 30, 2015 Workforce Center Activity Number of Workforce Number of Workforce Average Visits Center Customers Center Customer Visits per Customer 4,525 7,552 1.6 Source: Connecting Colorado Workforce Volume Report Local Area Total Program Participation WIA Adult WIA Dislocated WIA Youth TAA Worker 317 165 245 19 Source: Connecting Colorado Activity Summary Business Services Employer Locations Employers Served Number of Job Served° Openings 1,231 1,123 9,045 °Source: Connecting Colorado Employers Active Report $ Source: Connecting Colorado Job and Employer Query ES WC -Annual Monitoring Report September 2015 Attachment 3, Information Dashboard/Performance Outcomes Page 3 Hello