Colorado Department of Human Services

This report describes employment services in local Colorado Works programs, particularly strategies that involve interaction with employers and industries, highlighting promising practices for other programs. It finds that the most common employment-specific activities in Colorado counties are (1) job readiness workshops that generally include some guided job search activity, and (2) work experience activities.  It also finds that counties generally tailor their employment services to local labor market trends, working with both public and nonprofit agencies as well as private sector business when possible.  Finally, several county programs are found to have developed large and formal networks of employers for such employment activities which may serve as a model for other counties.

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