American Job Center Network

Evidence Step: Strong Evidence

Department: Labor and Workforce Development

Priority Area: Workforce Development and Employment

Program Description

The American Job Center Network is designed to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers in one physical or virtual location. The AJCs offer training referrals, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services. Programs and services are provided to a wide range of individuals, such as youth, unemployed individuals, senior adults, veterans, justice involved individuals, individuals with disabilities, etc. Customers can visit a center in person or connect to the center’s information online or through kiosk remote access.

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Details

Program Demographic: Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults, Aging Adults, Persons with Disability, Veterans, Justice-involved

Delivery Setting: Correctional Facility, Other Community Setting, School

Current Participants: 67,732

Research

Job search and placement

Outcomes

Labor force participation rate

2025: 60.2%

2023: 59.9%

2022: 60.6%

Outputs

Number of participants enrolled in WFS programs through AJC locations

2025: 67,732

2024: 35,958

Number of visits/foot traffic to AJC locations

2025: 174,912

2024: 176,760

Logic Model

If we provide a range of employment, education, training, and related services and supports such as [please add at least two examples here of the types of services and supports], If we provide a range of employment, education, training, and related services and supports, for example – assistance with transportation, childcare and dependent care, educational testing, books, fees, school supplies and other necessary items for students enrolled in post-secondary education classes, and employment and training-related applications, tests, certifications, etc. – then we will help job-seekers secure good jobs while providing businesses with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.