ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

Missouri Job Center Connect is an effort to streamline services, access, and better connect Missourians to employers. This effort began its implementation phase in June 2021 and is now led under the State Workforce Development Board Executive Committee. Job Center Connect seeks to meet citizens where they're at to fully support their transition to sustainable employment. This effort also seeks to better connect with employers to resolve their hiring challenges and develop talent pipeline solutions.  

Current Updates

On December 3rd, Missouri's Office of Workforce Development concluded a pilot which successfully streamlined services to citizens seeking job center services. This pilot was completed in partnership with the St. Louis County Local Workforce Development Board Director, Greg LaPosa. This pilot engaged citizens on building a quality resume to prepare individuals to enter the workforce. Because of this approach, citizens received employment within 24 hours to 2 weeks.

This streamlined approach will be scaled across all 27 job centers throughout 2022 to better engage citizens and connect them to employment.
Missouri Job Center Connect Town Hall & Community Events

Job Centers of the Future By the Numbers

Northwest Region
Northeast Region
Kansas City Region
Central Region
St. Louis Region
West Central Region
Southwest Region
Ozark REgion
South Central Region
Southeast REgion

Job Centers of the Future Information

JCF Policy Summit
A Job Centers of the Future Policy Summit was held on Jan. 7, 2021. The Summit marked a key milestone in Missouri’s transformational efforts to improve the state’s public workforce development system. Participants received a first look at the data that has been collected from speaking with hundreds of Missourians via focus group sessions and surveys, current Best in Midwest benchmarking, and 42 customer journey maps. 

View the JCF Policy Summit slide deck here. 

A Customer Journey Map Summit was held April 29. Read about it here. 

View the JCF Policy Initiative Report slide deck here.
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Reports
Full Comparative Analysis Report
​JCF Final Taskforce Meeting

initiative partners