While the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its Good Jobs Initiative in January 2022, the Southwest Washington-Portland region’s three workforce development boards have been tackling the [...]

Launched in 2019, SummerWorks is the largest youth internship program in Southwest Washington, providing key career readiness, hands-on experience and paid summer jobs. Originally launched as a [...]

In June, Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) welcomed 11 new board members representing a diverse array of business owners, entrepreneurs and leaders in the private, nonprofit and public [...]

Founded in June 2002 as the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC), Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) has made significant impact on the region. Since its founding, WSW has [...]

With more than 77,000 jobs and a payroll of $6.8 billion, construction accounts for nearly seven percent of the Southwest Washington-Portland metro area’s private-sector employment and seven [...]

Pride Month has been celebrated in June since 1970 when the first Pride was hosted in New York, commemorating and celebrating the defiant and groundbreaking Stonewall Riots the year prior. [...]

The celebration of Pacific/Asian American Heritage at the government level first began in 1977 when U.S. representatives Norman Y. Mineta and Frank Horton launched legislation to create [...]

With nearly 100,000 jobs and a payroll of $10.1 billion, Advanced Manufacturing accounts for 8% of the greater Southwest Washington-Portland region’s private sector employment and 11% of payroll. [...]

Historically, women in the workforce have faced disparities in employment, wages and leadership attainment. The COVID-19 pandemic of the past two years has exacerbated these preexisting [...]