Workforce Development Board Resources

This listing is a sampling and is not inclusive of all resources, reports, and studies that are available. Their inclusion here does not imply endorsement by the Southwestern Workforce Development Board but is provided solely for information purposes.

 

State Links

NC Department of Commerce

NC Department of Commerce- Workforce Solutions

NC Department of Commerce-Division of Employment Security

NC Rural Center

 

State Reports

Closing the Gap: 2012 Skills Survey of NC Employers - This in-depth and comprehensive report looks at what employers are seeking in employees and where skill gaps
exist.

2011 State of the N.C. Workforce Report

North Carolina Workforce Investment Act Annual Report 2009

 

Western North Carolina Links

Appalachian Regional Commission

Advantage West Economic Development Group

 

WNC Reports and Studies

Regional Allied Health Conference Progress Report

Summary Report from the Regional Workforce Summit (2008)

Vision Plan for the Economy of AdvantageWest Region of NC (full report)

Vision Plan for the Economy of AdvantageWest Region of NC (summary report)

 

Southwestern Region Reports and Studies

State of the Workforce 2008 Report

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2011

Projected Training and Education Needs for the Tri-County Region