CareerSource Northeast Florida

What CareerSource Northeast Florida does

CareerSource Northeast Florida (legally First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.) is a nonprofit Local Workforce Development Board (Region 8) operating under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Florida Statute 445.007. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Orange Park, Florida (relocated in 2026 from Fleming Island after roughly 20 years), the organization delivers free workforce development services across six Northeast Florida counties — Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns — through a network of seven physical career centers. It serves two principal constituencies: job seekers (including veterans, military spouses, youth aged 16–24, people with disabilities, mature workers, TANF/SNAP recipients, fair-chance/reentry individuals, and professionals seeking mid-career transition) and employers requiring talent acquisition and workforce training support.

Core service lines include Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for industry-recognized certifications, Registered Apprenticeship programs across IT, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Construction, Hospitality, and Trades, specialized Veterans Employment Services (DVOP/LVER staffing), Youth & Young Adult Programs, Ticket to Work/Disability Services via the Social Security Administration, Reemployment Assistance navigation through FloridaCommerce, Welfare Transition (TANF), SNAP Employment & Training, Fair Chance/Reentry Services, a Professional Network for degree-holders, and a Business Services team offering recruitment, customized employer training, apprenticeship development, and rapid-response layoff aversion. The organization distributes services through physical career centers, mobile access points at schools/libraries/churches, on-base military Family Service Center presence, the statewide Employ Florida online portal, and an in-house Regional Talent and Labor Market Dashboard.

The business model is federally funded: CareerSource NEFL operates on approximately $18.06 million in annual federal grants from the U.S. Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture, supplemented by state pass-through funding from FloridaCommerce. All services are provided at no cost to participants, and there is no commercial pricing model. During program year 2024-2025, the organization served 33,791 job seekers, delivered 153,946 individual services, supported 2,143 businesses, facilitated 7,050 job postings and 27,965 referrals, trained 242 employees, and recorded 744 credentials attained. The organization is governed by the First Coast Workforce Development board of directors, comprising local education, business, government, and civic leaders, and operates as an independent 501(c)-style entity with no parent company and no subsidiaries.

Name

CareerSource Northeast Florida

Legal name

First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.

Website

https://careersourcenortheastflorida.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CareerSource Northeast Florida (First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.) is a federally funded nonprofit Local Workforce Development Board serving six Northeast Florida counties through seven career centers, providing free job-matching, training, apprenticeship, and employer-recruitment services under WIOA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Temporary Help Services (56132), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAC), Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB), Career Transition, Re-entry & Employability Support (Mid-career, Returnships) (EDAAAKAN), Community College / Training Provider Workforce Pathways Programs (EDAAAOAO)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Career training programs
• Job placement assistance
• Apprenticeship programs
• Employer recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CareerSource Northeast Florida operates as a Local Workforce Development Board delivering free workforce development services through seven physical career centers, the Employ Florida online portal, and mobile/outreach units. It connects job seekers to employment, training, credentials, and apprenticeships, and connects employers to talent, customized training, apprenticeship development, and rapid-response layoff aversion services across six Northeast Florida counties.

Product overview

CareerSource Northeast Florida is a public workforce development board (Local Workforce Development Board, Region 8) operating under WIOA, not a commercial product company. It provides a network of seven free career centers across six Northeast Florida counties offering job matching, training assistance (ITAs), registered apprenticeships, veterans services, youth programs, disability services, and public benefit program navigation. The organization connects to the statewide Employ Florida platform for job matching, FloridaCommerce systems for benefit programs, and offers employers recruitment, training, and layoff support through its Business Services team. Key programs include the Talent Advancement Network consortium, Regional Talent and Labor Market Dashboard, and monthly employment reporting. Services are free to job seekers and subsidized for employers; the organization is funded by federal grants (U.S. Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Agriculture) totaling approximately $18 million annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CareerSource NEFL Career Centers

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• E&E FoodsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerE&E Foods and CareerSource NEFL collaborated to recruit seasonal workers for land-based seafood processing plants in Alaska. CareerSource NEFL facilitated hiring sessions in Florida in early February 2026.
• JAXUSA PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJAXUSA Partnership co-manages the Talent Advancement Network (TAN) with CareerSource NEFL. TAN is an education and industry consortium required by Florida Statute 445.007.
• Florida Department of Economic OpportunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource of labor market statistics and unemployment data. Provides Regional Demand Occupations List data and workforce program oversight.
• Employ FloridacoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial online portal for employment opportunities in Florida. CareerSource NEFL partners with Employ Florida to provide virtual job-matching services.
• FloridaCommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partner providing oversight of workforce programs including TANF, SNAP E&T, and Reemployment Assistance. CareerSource NEFL oversees programs in partnership with FloridaCommerce.
• American Job Center NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource NEFL is a proud member of the American Job Center Network, providing access to a variety of community organizations and agencies.
• Florida State College at JacksonvillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner in Talent Advancement Network; Career Development Centers located at FSCJ campuses (Deerwood, Downtown, Kent, North, South campuses).
• St. Johns River State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner in Talent Advancement Network; Career Development Centers located at Orange Park and Palatka campuses.
• EarnUpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource NEFL partnered with EarnUp and Jacksonville Chamber, schools, and businesses to connect local talent with job opportunities through the EarnUp program.
• Social Security Administration (Ticket to Work)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource NEFL is an Employment Network (EN) through the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program, helping people with disabilities access employment services.
• Training VendorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerApproved training partner list for Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) providing industry-recognized certifications in high-demand occupations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CareerSource Florida: Statewide workforce development oversight organization under which CareerSource NEFL operates. CareerSource Florida coordinates the 24 regional CareerSource boards across Florida, making it the direct structural counterpart and network parent.
• Employ Florida: Florida's official statewide online job-matching portal integrated into CareerSource NEFL's services. Operates as both a distribution channel and a peer job-matching platform serving overlapping job-seeker and employer audiences.

Regional players

• CareerSource Central Florida: Another Local Workforce Development Board in Florida's CareerSource network serving Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties. Operates the same WIOA-aligned model, programs, and federal funding streams as CareerSource NEFL but in a different region.
• CareerSource Tampa Bay: Sister regional CareerSource board serving Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Direct functional peer for benchmarking career center operations, employer services, and program outcomes in another Florida metropolitan market.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Large nonprofit operating employment placement, job training, and workforce development programs across the U.S. Offers overlapping career services, disability employment, and reentry support — comparable mission but national footprint and broader revenue base.
• American Job Center Network: Federally mandated network of nearly 2,400 physical American Job Centers of which CareerSource NEFL is a member. Provides the broader network context and overlapping employer-of-record services for WIOA-funded workforce activities nationwide.

Emerging players

• Year Up: National nonprofit providing intensive workforce training and job placement for young adults from low-income communities. Comparable in serving similar population segments and employer-driven skills training, with stronger outcomes focus on middle-skill roles.
• Per Scholas: National nonprofit offering tuition-free IT workforce training and job placement. Comparable in delivering industry-recognized credentials and employer connections, particularly within the Information Technology sector CareerSource NEFL also serves.

Others

• Jobs for the Future (JFF): National nonprofit focused on workforce development research, policy, and program design. Not a direct operating peer but a peer ecosystem organization shaping the funding and programmatic frameworks CareerSource NEFL operates within.
• National Skills Coalition: Advocacy and policy organization advancing federal and state investment in skills training and workforce development. Comparable mission alignment around workforce funding but operates at the policy layer rather than service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CareerSourceNEF
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CareerSourceNEFL
• Facebookfacebook.com/CareerSourceNFL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/careersourcenefl
• Instagraminstagram.com/careersourcenefl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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