A Look Back: Beyond the Headlines 2011 (PDF, 705 KB) December 2011

This installment of BEYOND THE HEADLINES takes a look back at SJI's informative series, providing key highlights of workforce and economic development issues over 2011.

Past Issues of BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Unemployment & Underemployment

(PDF, 360KB) November 2011

A Gendered Recession and Recovery

(PDF, 490KB) October 2011

AMERICAN JOBS ACT -- Washington

(PDF, 288KB) September 2011

When Does a College Degree Pay Off? PART 2 

(PDF, 281KB) August 2011

When Does a College Degree Pay Off? PART 1 

(PDF, 238KB) August 2011

Poverty in Seattle

(PDF, 531KB) July 2011

Seattle Occupational Trends - During and Since the Great Recession  (PDF, 221KB) June 2011

Washington's Education Pipeline: A Picture of Why We Must Do Better (PDF, 200KB) May 2011, #2

The Federal Budget: Cuts to Workforce Programs a Continuing Trend (PDF, 245KB) May 2011

The Great Recession: Taking Stock of Jobs Gained, Jobs Lost II (PDF, 280KB) April 2011

The Great Recession: Taking Stock of Jobs Gained, Jobs Lost (PDF, 250KB)
March 2011

Seattle Jobs Initiative's 2010 Annual Report (PDF, 1 MB)
April 2010

SJI's YOUTH CONNECTED Guide  2010

Youth CONNECTED is a new directory that provides information and resources to youth case managers and youth - in an effort to connect them with opportunities to obtain skills leading to living-wage careers.

This guide is the result of partnerships between the Seattle Office of Economic Development, Seattle Human Services Department, Seattle Office of Education, Seattle Jobs Initiative, and the Workforce Development Council with the shared vision of aligning youth training programs and academic support programs with the goal of postsecondary education success in obtaining living-wage careers.

Youth CONNECTED: A Youth Employment, Training and Education Resource Guide (PDF, 8 MB)