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Welcome to Greater Louisville’s Workforce Ecosystem Hub, created by the Talent & Workforce Team at Greater Louisville Inc. and Live in Lou.

The goal of this site is to help job seekers, employers, and workforce providers in the Greater Louisville region to identify the resources available to aid in advancing their careers or workforce. Below you will find links to information on upskilling and reskilling programs, financial aid, internship and apprenticeship programs, best practices for employee support and barrier removal, and organizations that can help fill your open positions with creative solutions.

Because additional providers and support services are developed as new needs are identified, this site will update regularly. If you have any questions or have recommendations, please reach out to us!

TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR JOB-SEEKERS

Grow your career in Lou!

Whether you’re looking for a new occupation or just getting started in your career, it helps to know what you can expect. With more than 16,000 open jobs across every industry, along with hundreds of training & certification programs, you can begin and grow your career in Louisville. Named a Best City for Jobseekers by Indeed, Louisville is a place where you can make a living and have a life.

Are you actively searching for work? We can help connect you!

Our job seeker connection program is a rapid response solution designed to quickly connect job seekers and employers.

In Greater Louisville we’ve got jobs in every industry and for every skill level.

If you’re looking for a change of scenery, check out our Louisville-only job board. You can search for full-time, part-time, temporary, and startup jobs as well as internships.

Use this tool to search careers by occupation, major, or salary

Use this tool to compare data and find a career that interests you with information on what to expect in the industry.

Are you curious about…..the pay for a career in engineering? What kind of education do veterinarians need? What is the average pay for marketing managers? What’s it like to be a truck driver? The CareerInfo app puts that information in the palm of your hand.CareerInfo includes 300+ occupational profiles for the most popular and in-demand jobs! You can browse job profiles by occupational group or top lists, or get details on a specific job.

TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS

Build your workforce and grow your talent pool with access to valuable community resources!

Whether you are locating to the region, expanding, sustaining your current operations, or looking to upskill yourself or your team, Louisville’s robust workforce ecosystem has the resources to help! From job skills training and education assistance to workforce advocacy and overcoming barriers to work, Louisville is leading the way in preparing the workforce of the future. Have employees with barriers such as access to reliable transportation, childcare, or financial hardship? See the resources available in our region to help your employees overcome barriers.

Employer Toolkits

Help us tell Greater Louisville’s story to potential job candidates and your network!

Through efforts by Live in Lou and GLI, the goal is to provide a plentitude of resources to employers, recruiters, and city ambassadors that includes training, resources for connecting candidates to jobs, as well as creating and supplying materials to market our great city to the world. In addition to the online toolkit, we also offer printed Relocation Packets containing community information and data to help recruiters sell our region.

Move Your Business Here

Not only is Greater Louisville an amazing place to live, but it’s also an amazing place to locate or grow your business. Our 15-county bi-state region has top-notch talent, a competitive cost of doing business, and has been named a Boomtown by Yelp.

Greater Louisville offers a plethora of unique advantages including a central and strategic location and outstanding quality of life. The region offers varied landscapes and lifestyles and thriving industry ecosystems built on innovations in advanced manufacturing, business services, food and beverage, healthcare innovation, e-commerce/logistics, and technology.

Tech Innovation

Tech is thriving in Lou.

Greater Louisville is an expanding, premier destination for technology-based and data-focused opportunities because of its strong quality of life, professional pathways, and diverse culture. With careers in coding, data science, eSports, and artificial intelligence, tech is thriving here. An emerging Tech City, Louisville has almost 2,000 tech companies in the region and thousands of tech jobs in an industry that is growing every day.