Companies base expansion and relocation decisions on the availability of talent in a city or region. Without robust talent pipelines, the Greater Phoenix region risks losing companies and high-wage jobs. Serving as a catalyst for partnership, the Foundation convenes six employer-led workforce collaboratives to address the growing skills gap facing our community: Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Cybersecurity, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Information Technology (IT). Each collaborative focuses on engaging key stakeholders to champion holistic and scalable workforce solutions for the Greater Phoenix region. The Foundation subscribes to the employer-driven U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Talent Pipeline Management™ (TPM) model, which uses supply chain principles to align educational outcomes with employer talent demands.
Capturing the Current State of the U.S. Workforce
9.8M
open jobs in the U.S.
5.9M
unemployed workers in the U.S.
3.8%
national quit rate
4.0%
national hiring rate
*Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Our workforce collaboratives accomplish their goals by:
- Aligning educational training to necessary job skills
- Providing work-based learning including apprenticeships and internships to prepare talent for open positions
- Promoting career awareness and opportunities for underrepresented populations in each respective industry
Workforce Collaboratives
Construction
Cybersecurity
Financial Services
Healthcare
Information Technology (IT)
Manufacturing
Workforce Summit 2024
The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation hosted its annual Workforce Summit on August 28th, bringing together employers and education leaders from across Arizona.
This robust program featured renowned keynote presenters and panels of local experts to discuss workforce trends affecting business. Attendees explored specific issues that may be impacting their business—and walked away with tangible workforce solutions.
Presentations
Connect To Work AZ
Increase Economic Mobility through Career Opportunities
Through our jobs-first workforce approach, we work with employers to identify hiring needs and develop career pathways. Then, we connect qualified unemployed and underemployed candidates directly to hiring managers, impacting economic mobility in Phoenix’s historically underserved communities.