In May 2001, ETA launched the Community Audit Demonstration Program to encourage workforce strategic planning and research with grant awards to 34 State and local workforce investment boards (WIB's) and related organizations. Integral to this effort were partnerships among local stakeholders of WIBs, community colleges, economic development agencies, employers, trade associations, and others in a collective effort to: (1) obtain information on local and regional economic and labor market trends, (2) undertake workforce development demand-driven planning, and (3) disseminate information to the public on current and future job and career opportunities, skill requirements, and related matters.

Of the projects funded, 16 were for single WIB areas, 10 for regional consortia, and 8 for state-led efforts which were either statewide in scope or encompassed several local areas. As a result of these efforts, an array of community audit information was generated, integrated into strategic plans, and made available for public use. The links below provide many examples of the community audits produced as well as intermediate products detailing procedures for undertaking various types of audits. We hope these materials will be especially helpful to others desiring to launch similar efforts.

An Assessment of the Community Audit Demonstration Program An Assessment of the Community Audit Demonstration Program, Final Report, August 2004 An Assessment of the Community Audit Demonstration Program, Appendices to the Final Report, August 2004 Guide for conducting a community audit AL-Statewide Employer Focus Group Questions Employer Survey Final WAI Report State of Alabama Workforce Report CA-Santa Cruz Adult and DW Focus Group Protocol Employer & Labor Focus Group Protocol Monterey Protocol for Industry SB Protocol for Industry SC Protocol for Industry Staff Focus Group Protocol Youth Focus Group Protocol San Benito Youth Focus Group Protocol Directory of Workforce Service Providers Inventory of Services Report Needs Assessment Report CO-Statewide Industry Cluster Analysis Presentation CO - Pikes Peak The main product of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center was the development of a website with up-to-date, easy-to-use labor market information. The website is at this website location CT-Statewide Final Report IA-Central Business Survey Dropout Focus Group Guide Dropout Questionnaire HS Dropout Report ID-LewisClark Hospital Survey Results Overall Questionnare Results Youth Focus Group Results Audit Report Manufacturing White Paper IL-Cook State of the Workforce Report Executive Summary 2003 Report 2002 Supplement 2003 State of the Youth 2003 IN-Center for Workforce Innovation Employer Survey RFP Survey Results Timeline Career Information Template- Rgistered Nurse Career Information Template-Surgical Technician Community Action Plan Community Workforce Compact Goals Compact Explanation Healthcare Survey Report Learners Report Steel Industry Report Workforce Report KY-Kentuckiana Occupational Outlook Overview Occupational Outlook Presentation RFP Labor Force Report LA-New Orleans Arts & Ent Focus Group Results Construction Focus Group Results EnvTech & IT Focus Group Results Financial & Banking Focus Group Results Focus Group Guide Food & Consumer Focus Group Results Healthcare Focus Group Results Maritime & Transportation Focus Group Results Oil & Gas Focus Group Results Recruitment Focus Group Notes Comparative Wages Demand Audit Presentation FoodTrainingCalendar Industry Concept Paper Preemployment Objectives Project Background & Goals Recommendations Handout Sample Invite Letter Supply Audit Presentation Flyer Resource Directory State of the Workforce Report Final Report Part I - Demand Side Part II -Supply Side Part III - Supply Side Appendix (2.23 MB MS Excel) Part IV - Regional Workforce Recommendations New Products Presentation Appendix MA Gloucester Audit Survey for Web Survey Results Economic Context Hampden Manufacturing Focus Group Report Partner MOA WIB Agreement Declining Male Labor Supply Report Demographic Characteristics Economic and Labor Market Characteristics Income & Poverty Developments Male & Female Labor Force School Degree Output Charts Cape and Islands Analysis of Secondary Employment and Labor Force Data (12.3 MB MS PowerPoint) Options Memo Highlights of Analysis of Employment and Labor Force Data (9.1 MB MS PowerPoint) Highlights of Analysis of Employment and Labor Force Data - Brockton (12.5 MB MS PowerPoint) SEWIB Implementation Memo SEWIB Summary Report Final MD-Statewide Focus Groups Interview Guide Survey Form Workforce Scan Survey Letter Final Report Presentation Timeline MO-St Louis Presentation on MSA Employment Outlook Presentation on the Regional Healthcare Workforce Intelligence System Federal Funding Streams Directory State of Healthcare Report MT-Montana Job Training Partnership Deer Lodge Report Glacier Report NH Community Audit Final Report NJ Passaic-Manufacturers Focus Group Summary Passaic-Demand Methodology Atlantic County - Report on the Hospitality Industry Burlington County - Report on the Hospitality Industry Camden County - Report on the Hospitality Industry Cmreport - Report on the Hospitality Industry Gloucester County - Report on the Hospitality Industry NY-Rochester Audit Presentation Evaluation Report Training Resources Report OK-Tulsa Chairman's Briefing Approach Labor Market Study - Key Recommendations Presentation on Asset Inventory Presentation on Audit Presentation on R&Q Final Report PA Lancaster After Clusters Presentation Cluster Profile Industry Cluster Index Industry Cluster Overview The Top Technology Jobs in Lancaster County Montgomery Focus Group Agenda Brochure Three Rivers Community Audit Cluster Performance Cranberry Analysis Preliminary Findings Educational Index Summary Financial Industry Snapshot Healthcare Industry Snapshot Hospitality Industry Snapshot Information Rennaissance Report Infotech Industry Snapshot Job Access in the Cranberry Area Job Access in the Cranberry Area-Executive Summary Manufacturing Industry Snapshot Regional Audit of Workforce Supply and Demand TX Brazos-Final Report Concho Employer Survey Resource Directory Form Worker Interview Form Irion Press Release - Community Audit Demonstration Project Audit Presentation Best Practices Presentation County Plan Presentation Crockett Public Service Announcement Irion Press Release - Workforce Board Releases Community Plan Kimble Co Presentation Resource Directory Letter Crockett County Plan Irion County Plan Kimble County Plan Reagan County Plan Schleicher County Plan Sutton County Plan Kimble Resource Directory South East Apprenticeship Focus Group Results Economic Development Focus Group Results - Dayton Park Employer Focus Group Results - Dayton Park Focus Group General Summary Post-Secondary Student Focus Group Results (Lamar State College, November '01) Post-Secondary Student Focus Group Results (Lamar University, January '02) High School Student Focus Group Results (Nederland High School, October '01) Superintendent Focus Group Results Final Report VA Richmond-Employers Survey & Results VT - Statewide Employer Workforce Development Needs, Bennington IT Skills Task force Report Survey of the Use of Information Technology in the Northeast WA SeattleKing-Final Report Yakima-Audit Executive Summary Yakima-Self Sufficiency Tool WI Lacrosse-Final-Report