Item Number: 7b_supp
Meeting Date: March 27, 2012

1

Port Jobs
• In 1993, the Port of Seattle spearheaded the creation of
Port Jobs, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, to provide a
forum for stakeholders to work together on workforce
issues in Port-related business sectors.
• Today: Port Jobs has served more than 78,400 people,
helping fill more than 12,300 job openings with airport
employers and in the skilled trades.
• In 2011, Port Jobs expanded work into the transportation
and logistics sector, doing outreach to Port-related
drayage truck drivers, and teaching a new Customer
Service class targeted to rental car facility applicants.
2

Port Jobs Services
• 8,773 job seekers assisted and 682 open
positions filled at Sea-Tac Airport. (Airport Jobs)
• 41 airport workers completed 69 credit-bearing
college classes onsite at the airport. 149 people
completed job skills classes. (Airport University)
• 85 people placed in apprenticeships and tradesrelated jobs earning an average of $18.54 per
hour plus benefits. (Apprenticeship
Opportunities Project)

3

2011 Trends

As the local economy began to stabilize:
• Airport Jobs placements began to rise after a
three-year drop.
• The number of job seekers visiting Airport Jobs
leveled off after increasing over the past several
years.
• AOP's placements rose for the second year in a
row.
4

Airport Jobs
1400

1242

1200

975

1000

Airport
Jobs
Hires

800

682

536

600

494

400
200
0

2007

Number
of
Job
Seekers

10000
9000
8000
7000
6000

2008

2009
9530

2010

2011

8667

8773

2010

2011

7792
6450

5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0

2007

2008

2009

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Apprenticeship Opportunities Project
Number of AOP Placements (2007-2011)
160
147
140

120
109
100
85
80

72
63

60

40

20

0
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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Airport University
Airport University Outcomes (2005-2011)
1800
1707
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
469
400
200

127

0
Academic course completers

Job Skills class completers

Scholarships Awarded

7

Wrap-around Services
• Financial Tools for the Trades: Port Jobs taught 13 Financial
Tools classes to 183 apprentices and pre-apprentices in 2011. We
partnered with American Financial Solutions, a non-profit credit
counseling agency, to offer free onsite credit counseling after
classes, and with the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs to co-teach classes
to veterans.
• Free Tax Prep: In partnership with United Way, volunteers
prepared 337 tax returns for airport workers and residents, bringing
$578,000 in Federal tax refunds back into the community. The
average adjusted gross income of filers was $29,230.
• Basic Food Employment & Training: In partnership with the state
Department of Social & Health Services, 74 people receiving Basic
Food services secured jobs at the airport.

8

Port Funding as Leverage

*Support for the AOP program was estimated at $140,000; $50,000 was funded directly by the Port and $90,000 was from construction contractors

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