What CareerSource Escarosa does

CareerSource Escarosa (legally Workforce Escarosa Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designated as the regional workforce development board for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Northwest Florida under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The organization is part of the CareerSource Florida statewide network of 24 local workforce development boards and is certified as an American Job Center, with three physical career centers located in Pensacola (headquarters), Milton, and Century. A Board of Directors drawn from local business, education, government, and community organizations provides governance.

The organization delivers no-cost career services to job seekers — including career assessments, resume assistance, interview preparation, job search workshops, WIOA-funded training, and reemployment assistance navigation — and no-cost employer services including candidate pre-screening, hiring events, and subsidized training programs (OJT, IWT, QRT, EWT). Its technology footprint consists of state-provided systems (Employ Florida, Florida CONNECT/ReConnect) and internally-developed interactive tools such as the Labor Market Outlook Dashboard (2025–2033 projections), Career Path Explorer, and a web-based ATS Keyword Extractor. Specialized programs serve veterans and military families, youth ages 16–24, noncustodial parents (NCPEP), and welfare-transition / SNAP participants.

The revenue model is entirely grant-funded: cumulative U.S. Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Agriculture awards total $5,482,876 (0% financed from non-governmental sources), supplemented by Florida Commerce / Florida Department of Commerce pass-through WIOA allocations. Because services are free to both job seekers and employers, there is no fee-based pricing — revenue is a function of federal and state appropriations. Distribution is delivered through three brick-and-mortar career centers, the statewide Employ Florida portal, a dedicated Business Services Team conducting employer outreach, and an ecosystem of formal contracts and MOUs with school districts, Pensacola State College, Children's Home Society, and state agencies (Vocational Rehabilitation, Division of Blind Services).

Name

CareerSource Escarosa

Legal name

Workforce Escarosa Inc. dba CareerSource Escarosa

Website

https://careersourceescarosa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CareerSource Escarosa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit workforce development board under WIOA serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida. It provides free career and employer services—training, placement, hiring events, and subsidized employer training—through three career centers and statewide partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM), Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Employment training programs
• Job placement assistance
• Career counseling services
• Employer recruitment support

Headquarters

HQ city

Pensacola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grant Funding: CareerSource Escarosa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit workforce development organization funded primarily through federal workforce development grants. The largest disclosed funding stream is U.S. Department of Labor awards totaling $5,482,876, with 0% from non-governmental sources. Additional funding comes from Florida Department of Commerce, WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), and related state workforce programs. All services to job seekers and employers are provided at no cost, as the organization's revenue derives from program grant awards rather than service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CareerSource Escarosa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit workforce development organization that provides free career services to job seekers (career counseling, resume assistance, job placement, WIOA-funded training scholarships, supportive services) and free employer services (talent sourcing, pre-screening, hiring event coordination, On-the-Job Training subsidies, and incumbent worker training grants) across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Northwest Florida.

Product overview

CareerSource Escarosa is a workforce development organization operating as a regional partner for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Northwest Florida. The organization offers an integrated suite of services centered on three core pillars: Career Services (for job seekers), Employer Services (for businesses), and specialized programs including the MyCSE Scholarship (tuition assistance), HOT JOBS listings, Reemployment Assistance support, and the NCPEP Program for noncustodial parents. Supporting these core services are digital tools including the Career Path Explorer, ATS Keyword Extractor, and Labor Market Outlook Dashboard. The organization leverages partnerships with state platforms like Employ Florida and utilizes Formstack for intake processes to deliver workforce development, career advancement, and business growth support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $4.25 returned per $1 invested in NCPEP (Noncustodial Parent Employment Program), per statewide data.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pensacola State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPensacola State College is a key educational partner providing vocational, technical, and associate degree programs to WIOA-eligible participants. CareerSource Escarosa has a formal Individual Training Account (ITA) agreement with PSC for approved training programs, as well as a WIOA Training Provider Agreement. PSC also provides a member to the Education and Industry Consortium governing body.
• Escambia County School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource Escarosa partners with the Escambia County School District on youth workforce services. Formal youth workforce services contract (ECSD-Youth-Contract-25-26) in place. The school district also provides a member to the Board of Directors.
• School District of Santa Rosa CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal youth workforce services contract (Santa Rosa County-20250725_103512-Executed) in place between CareerSource Escarosa and the Santa Rosa County School District. Collaborates on programs serving in-school and out-of-school youth.
• Children's Home SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContract partner delivering comprehensive youth workforce services under the public workforce system. Formal contract CHS-Youth-Contract-25-26 governs the relationship.
• Community Action Program CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU partner providing workforce and community support services. A Board of Directors representative from Community Action Program Committee (Douglas Brown, Secretary/Treasurer) participates in governance.
• Florida Department of Education — Division of Vocational RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal MOU partner and WIOA collaborative partner. Provides workforce services for individuals with disabilities. Brandi L. Boyer Rutherford (FLDOE-DVOR) serves on the Board of Directors. MOU governs information sharing and coordinated service delivery.
• Florida Department of Education — Division of Blind ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal MOU partner providing workforce services for individuals who are blind or have visual impairments. MOU governs coordinated service delivery within the one-stop career center system.
• National Caucus Center on Black AgedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU partner providing workforce services for older adults and disadvantaged populations. Supports service delivery coordination for specific demographic groups served by CareerSource Escarosa.
• Tri-County Community CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOU partner supporting community-based workforce and supportive services across the tri-county region, serving as a referral and coordination partner.
• Florida CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorida Commerce (formerly Florida Department of Economic Opportunity) is the state-level workforce agency that administers WIOA and related programs at the state level. CareerSource Escarosa has a formal agreement (Florida_Commerce_Agreement_Executed) governing program administration and compliance. Florida Commerce also issues the Local Targeted Occupations List (LTOL) and Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) that guide WIOA training investments.
• CareerSource FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource Florida is the statewide network of local workforce development boards. CareerSource Escarosa is one of 24 local workforce development boards in the state. The network provides shared resources, policy guidance, and a unified brand identity. CareerSource Florida logo is displayed on the organization's website footer as a credentialing endorsement.
• American Job Center NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareerSource Escarosa is a certified American Job Center, part of a national network of over 2,400 one-stop career centers. The American Job Center logo (Careeronestop.org) signals compliance with federal workforce development standards and access to national workforce resources and tools.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MAXIMUS: Large government services company that operates workforce and human services programs (including WIOA and TANF/employment programs) under contract to federal, state, and local agencies. Adjacent business model as a publicly-traded WIOA/employment services provider.
• Equus Workforce Solutions: National provider of WIOA workforce development services, including career center management, case management, and reemployment assistance. Comparable as a contracted operator of one-stop career services but operating as a commercial, multi-state contractor rather than a regional board.
• Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend: Nonprofit organization providing workforce development, job training, and employment placement services across the Florida panhandle, including Pensacola. Comparable mission and target population (barriers to employment) but with a broader retail-funded operating model and multi-state footprint.

Direct peers

• CareerSource Central Florida: CareerSource Florida local workforce development board serving Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties. Operates the same WIOA-funded one-stop career center model with employer business services, job-seeker training, and youth programs as CareerSource Escarosa.
• CareerSource Pinellas: Local workforce development board for Pinellas County within the CareerSource Florida network. Operates parallel WIOA-funded career center services, employer hiring assistance, and specialized programs (veterans, youth) under the same statewide system.
• CareerSource North Central Florida: Local workforce development board serving Alachua and surrounding counties under WIOA. Closely comparable as a smaller-region CareerSource Florida board offering job placement, training, and employer services with similar multi-site physical distribution.
• CareerSource Tampa Bay: Another designated local workforce development board in the CareerSource Florida network, serving Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Directly comparable WIOA governance structure, funding model, and service mix (career services, employer services, training scholarships).
• CareerSource Capital Region: CareerSource Florida board serving Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, and Jackson counties. Direct structural peer with the same WIOA mandate, multi-county service area, employer business services team, and youth/adult training programs.

Others

• American Job Center / CareerOneStop: U.S. DOL-sponsored national network of more than 2,400 one-stop career centers of which CareerSource Escarosa is a certified member. Functioning as the network's primary brand and digital front door, it is the umbrella infrastructure/credentialing peer.
• Employ Florida: Florida's official statewide online job matching portal operated by Florida Commerce. The platform on which CareerSource Escarosa registers all job seekers, so it is a channel/infrastructure peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/csescarosa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@careersourceescarosa3496
• Facebookfacebook.com/careersourceescarosa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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