Talent & Economic Mobility

Talent & Economic Mobility
Goal: Invest in Berks County’s greatest asset – its people – by supporting structures to connect residents to opportunity jobs so that they may more fully contribute to and benefit from the Berks County economy
- Retain and add workers to Berks County, prioritizing retention and support for the unemployed and underemployed
- Invest in and support workforce readiness and upskilling initiatives
- Support businesses in recruiting talent for immediate hiring, retaining employees, and reducing the number of labor exits
- Match disconnected youth and Latino talent with opportunity jobs and pathways to prosperity

Goals, Strategies, and Metrics
The IMAGINE Berks planning team gathered valuable insights and feedback from the community members and reviewed this information in conjunction with quantitative data to form a comprehensive understanding of Berks County’s economy – both its current state and future outlook. The planning team used this information to assess the community’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities. Based on this analysis, five focus areas were identified:
For each of these focus areas, the project team prioritized goals and strategies based on their potential impact on economic development and feasibility for implementation. Metric were assigned to each focus area to track the progress of implementation. and overall state of the economy over the course of this 5 year plan.
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