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










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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. 
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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 trades-
related jobs earning an average of $18.54 per
hour plus benefits. (Apprenticeship
Opportunities Project) 

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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. 
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Airport Jobs 
1400
1242 
1200
975 
1000
Airport 
800
682 
Jobs                 536 
600                                 494 
Hires     400
200
0
2007      2008      2009      2010      2011

10000                       9530 
8667       8773 
9000
7792 
8000
Number     6450 
7000
of      6000
5000
Job   4000
Seekers   3000
2000
1000
0
2007      2008      2009      2010      2011
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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
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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. 

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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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