Workforce Development Focus on Native Americans in Washington

Note: Education data is unknown for about 1 percent of the population

Office of Financial Management (OFM), 2008 State Population Survey, aged 18 to 64.

Unemployment rate is based on the OFM State Population Survey and is not the official unemployment rate for the state.

Workforce Training Results for 2005/2006 Program Year.

Workforce Training Results for 2005/2006 Program Year. Numbers are rounded.

Native American Wages and Earnings After Entering Workforce Programs

Workforce Training Results for 2005/2006 Program Year and Employment Security Department.
Wage and Earnings data are inflation adjusted to first quarter 2007 dollars.

Employment Rates after leaving Workforce Programs

Employment After Program Involvement	Native American	General Population
Adult Basic Education	50%	58%
Apprenticeship	71	78
WIA Adult	64	74
Services for the Blind	20	47
Vocational Rehabilitation	48	46
Dislocated Worker	71	78
Secondary CTE	30	34
CTC Job Preparatory	63	70
Private Career Schools	60	69
Work First	42	53
Worker Retraining	65	72
WIA Youth	48	59
Total	50	60

Workforce Training Results for 2005/2006 Program Year and Employment Security Department. Information is based on participant employment rate three quarters after exiting a program.