$1M for Hawaii Workforce Database

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Dan, Dan, Mazie and Colleen announced Thursday (June 7) that Hawaii will receive $999,200 to build the Hawaii Workforce Longitudinal Data System (WorLDS).

Press release statement:

WorLDS will provide better information about our state’s workforce, education, and training by integrating data sets across state-level executive departments, county, and non-profit agencies with education data from the Hawaii Department of Education and the University of Hawaii System. 

The data will be used to track the supply and demand of skilled workers, and to determine where new graduates, new workers, and incumbent workers are headed in Hawaii’s labor market.

Funding for the system comes from a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Workforce Development Council will administer the funds.

—Chad Blair

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