Graduate Philadelphia (www.graduatephiladelphia.org)

A partnership of the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nine local colleges and universities, Graduate! Philadelphia is a regional effort to increase the number of adults with college degrees in the Greater Philadelphia region. The website is exemplary in its efforts to: make the case for graduation, walk users through the development of a personalized education plan, and allow users to search appropriate post-secondary programs.

Illinois WorkNet Center (www.illinoisworknet.com)

A project of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the site offers services and resources to workforce development professionals and job-seekers in the state. It caters to businesses, as well, and offers rich resources for recruiting, developing and training employees.

This employer-driven site targets community residents and youth interested in healthcare careers. Using local and national data, the site offers quick overviews of various career paths within the Partners system. It also targets managers who wish to make incumbent employees aware of appropriate paths for career advancement.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov)

The site of the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in labor economics and statistics. It offers a range of useful local, state and national data on occupations, unemployment, pay and benefits, and productivity.

Youth@Work (www.youthatwork.info)

Youth@Work, a project of the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, connects young adults under age 25 with employers looking for enthusiastic, hard-working young employees. Youth@Work offers a superb example of a dual customer approach on its site, catering to both jobseekers and businesses.

Employ Experience (www.employexperience.com)

Another project of the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, Employ Experience is a resource for both aging workers and employers who are grapping with graying workers. Of note, the site allows employers to self-assess whether their firms are older worker-friendly.

Skills2Compete (www.skills2compete.org)

A resource-rich site driven by a non-partisan campaign to ensure our workforce has skills needed to meet business demand, foster innovation, and grow broadly shared prosperity. Skills2Compete includes superb analyses on the projected growth of mid-skill jobs.