What will drive Cincinnati’s economy over the next decade? Investment and innovation will matter, but neither can reach its potential without people prepared to work and grow.
For Greater Cincinnati, workforce strategy and economic strategy are increasingly the same conversation.
Match Talent With Where the Region Is Growing
The Cincinnati Works Economic Impact Report identifies transportation and warehousing, healthcare and social assistance, construction, accommodation and food services, and manufacturing among the region’s leading employment growth industries over the past decade.
Cincinnati Works partners with more than 100 employers, creating a bridge between people seeking opportunity and businesses seeking reliable talent.
Build the Talent Pipeline Earlier
The region also has to look beyond today’s vacancies. Students making decisions about education and careers are Cincinnati’s future workforce.
Stronger connections among schools and employers can give young people clearer pathways into local industries while helping businesses build relationships with future workers.
Make Workforce Development a Regional Strategy
A competitive workforce ecosystem requires multiple partners. Employers create jobs and advancement opportunities. Schools prepare students. Community organizations help address specialized needs. Workforce organizations connect the pieces through coaching, training and employer relationships.
The strongest regional workforce will be one that makes it easier for people to enter growing industries and build careers here.
Cincinnati’s Future Is a People Strategy
Buildings, technology and capital are important ingredients in economic growth. People turn those investments into results.
Cincinnati’s future depends on developing, connecting and retaining the talent already here while preparing the next generation to participate in the opportunities ahead.