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Who We Are

The Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) serves businesses and job seekers in Ramsey County through innovative community partnerships.  

The WIB is comprised of community leaders in business, community-based organizations, education, labor, and economic development, along with local elected officials and workforce system staff. The 33-member board representing Ramsey County and the City of Saint Paul focuses on:

  • Oversight of the area’s workforce development initiatives    
  • Convening and coordinating community partnerships to meet needs

What We Do

The organization is one of many WIBs across the country directed by the federal government, through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, to unify and further develop the workforce system, which includes:

  • Employment training
  • Literacy
  • Vocational rehabilitation programs
  • Services that are provided by the Minnesota WorkForce Centers and focus on:
        -Low-income youth, adults and families
        -Workers dislocated from their job
        -Those who need rehabilitative services to gain employment

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Friends of the Workforce Investment Board

 To learn about our 501(c)(3) organization, Friends of the WIB, please visit our Friends of the WIB page.

Key Initiatives

The WIB is currently focusing on two key initiatives:

  • Metropolitan Manufacturing Sector Initiative
  • Building Lives

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Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board
2098 11th Avenue East
North Saint Paul, MN 55109
651.779.5422