1. Workforce & Housing Eastern Colorado March 9, 2016

2. The Eastern Workforce Region is Comprised of Ten Colorado Counties: Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma We offer six full service offices: Fort Morgan, Sterling, Yuma, Burlington, Limon, and Elizabeth Each has it’s own, very diverse needs….

3. Data, Data, Data….. Workforce Sub Local Area 10 County UI Rate of 2.8% Over 5600 job seekers as of 12/31 3355 Open Positions 626 Employers Served All in the first 6 months!

4. Growth Colorado saw an overall population growth of 7.5% in the last five years….. Pro 15’s County area saw a 9.8% growth rate With projections that continue to exceed the state average!

5. …And, More Data…. Population (2015)2,164,874 Jobs (2015)1,015,725 Average Earnings (2015)$59,291 Unemployed (7/2015)43,863 Exports (2013)$111,329,497,468 Imports (2013)$115,080,768,079

6. Industry Demand Region2014 Jobs2015 JobsChange% Change ●Region983,5401,015,72532,1853.3% ●State2,750,6842,813,29562,6112.3% ●Nation153,082,898156,106,4693,023,5712.0%

7. Thank you! Dawn Garcia Sub Local Area Director Eastern Colorado Workforce Sub Local Area 970.867.9401 x 17 Dawn.garcia@state.co.us “We Keep Colorado Working”