Research

RESEARCH

The Northwest Piedmont Workforce Development Board has published several documents regarding workforce issues in the region and the procedures and priorities for the board.

Many of the following documents are in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by clicking here.

Revised Workforce Development Board Bylaws and Code of Ethics (PDF)
Strategic Planning and Facilitation of Community Youth Councils (PDF)
NEW in April 2006>>> Industrial Growth Analysis (PDF/15 MB)
This is an extremely large PDF file of a 159-page document. It is recommended that you click with your right mouse button and select "Save Target As" and save the document to your computer.
State of the Youth Report 2004 (PDF/1.2MB)
Youth, The Link to Our Future (Powerpoint/466K)
State of the Workforce Report (PDF/486K)
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (PDF/777K)
WDB Strategic Plan (PDF/1.35MB)
Labor Market Information Definitions (PDF/153K)
Labor Market Report -- August 2004 (PDF/206K)
Labor Market Report -- June 2004 (PDF/206K)
WDB Local Area Directory & Bylaws (PDF/915K)

“The Northwest Piedmont State of the Workforce Report assesses the current and emerging status of the region's labor market supply demand. It will be updated periodically and used by the Board for informed planning and policy development.”