1. PRISM at a Glance Click here to advance to the next slide Welcome! Thank you for your interest in PRISM. (Performance Reporting Information System) View this self-paced slideshow to get basic facts about PRISM. To advance each slide click in lower left corner www.oregon.gov/PRISM

2. Learn the basics 2 The primary purpose Data collected Sample Q & A Data source Fast facts Click here to advance to the next slide

3. The primary purpose PRISM measures how successful workforce agencies are at helping their customers find and keep jobs and improve wages. 3 Click here to advance to the next slide

4. Workforce Agencies Employer Wage Files PRISM Data comes from two sources Click here to advance to the next slide 4

5. An example of the types of data collected Employment  Hours  Dates  Wages  Industry Demographics  Age  Gender  Ethnicity  Disability  Grade level Service Record  Service type  Service dates  Service location  Workforce agency Customer Click here to advance to the next slide 5

6.  Job referrals  Skills identification  How to market abilities and strengths  Material support for books, tools and transportation Click here to advance to the next slide 6 A few of the workforce services which help job seekers  Job referrals  Skills identification  How to market abilities and strengths  Material support for books, tools and transportation

7. Question: Which region is most likely to place job seekers? Measures success finding a job Answer: Job seekers in Region 9 – Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler Counties. About 77 percent were employed after receiving services, compared to the statewide average of 72 percent. Click here to advance to the next slide 7

8. Measures success staying employed Answer: Customers with the lowest retention rates are age 65 and older or 21 and younger. Individuals with some high school education or less are least likely to work one year. Question: Which customers are least likely to work four consecutive quarters? Click here to advance to the next slide 8

9. Measures success improving wages Question: Which customers improve wages the most after one year? Answer: Customers with highest wage gain were: served in Region 4 (Benton, Lincoln, Linn Counties)$1.09 employed by utilities industry$2.16 with graduate level education$1.19 Compare with statewide wage gain$0.84 Click here to advance to the next slide 9

10. Fast Facts Individuals served1,607,913 Wage history10 years PRISM startedJuly 2000 Agency services received 30,803,034 Click here to advance to the next slide 10 July 2000 through September 2010

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