• Last year, HIRED enrolled nearly 9,000 people in upwards of 40 programs
  designed to assist low-income adults, dislocated workers, welfare-to-work individuals,
  refugees and youth. The average hourly wage for youth program participants was
  $7.64; and for dislocated worker program participants, $19.11.
• HIRED has 11 program service offices and 5 partnership program sites.
• HIRED is one of the most respected employment and training service providers
  in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
• Founded in 1968, its mission is to provide personalized and innovative work
  solutions.
• HIRED provides recruitment and retention services for hundreds of employers each
  year in industries that include manufacturing, information technology, financial services,
  healthcare, retail and hospitality.
• HIRED staff includes more than 125 professional employment counselors, trainers
  and job developers.
• Nine full-service offices include computers with Internet access and a variety of print
  and electronic resources for training information, researching job openings and labor
  market information. In total, there are more than 15 HIRED locations throughout
  Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties.
• HIRED collaborates with a wide variety of organizations to meet the needs of the
  community. These organizations include the Minnesota WorkFroce Center System,
  which ensures participants in HIRED’s programs have ready access to state services
  such as unemployment insurance, social security and rehabilitation services.