Workforce Planning Board spokesperson Kristy Jacobs says 198 business owners took part in the third annual study with 350 post-secondary graduates finding jobs over the past year, compared to 119 in 2015.
The days of an organization coming in and hiring 500 people, that’s like,the lotto if it happens, that’s great, but we’re not going to bank on it,” reveals Jacobs. “We have 3040 organizations that hire employees in Chatham-Kent. If even 1/3rd of them hired a part time person, that’s 500 jobs. It’s mind blowing, it’s slow and steady growth and that’s what builds the economy.”
The study is used to help employers, agencies, and other community groups to develop Chatham-Kent specific programs and job-creation solutions.