A city’s economy dictates the opportunities available to its community members. Our City has seen a transition from manufacturing to more service and computer-based jobs. A thriving City will ensure that our industry sectors are diverse, can be supported by our local skills, actively practice and promote sustainability and pay a family-sustaining wage.
Education
Green Job Certification and Training
Green jobs benefit the environment and the economy including everything from jobs in alternative fuel to local food production. To fill the jobs of tomorrow, it will be vital to connect the local labor force with adequate training and certification. Our Climate Action Plan aims to partner with local organizations to create green jobs incubators, training programs, and policies.
Income
Poverty
Our City wants to reduce the number of our neighbors living at or below the poverty line, giving everyone the chance to be economically mobile. Economic mobility means being able to move up the economic ladder within a lifetime or from one generation to the next. We can work toward this goal by making sure our industry sectors are diverse, that we invest in workforce development, and that we champion family-sustaining wages.
Employment
Unemployment
To thrive despite the impacts of a changing climate means we must ensure that all residents have good, family-sustaining incomes. The rate of unemployment should not differ along racial or ethnic lines. Our goal is to ensure unemployment rates are as low as possible and evenly distributed among our diverse population.
Employment
Unemployment Rate by Ethnicity
With equity as one of the main tenants of our Climate Action Plan, it is important that we take action to close the unemployment gap between ethnicities. Our baseline data from 2015 indicates that African Americans experience unemployment at twice the rate of other ethnicities. By 2025, Our City aims for unemployment to be equally distributed among ethnic groups.
Employment
Be Part of the Solution
Are you looking for work or ways to build more skills and be part of the growing local economy? Connect with resources available to help you achieve more and thrive with a stronger economy.