Workforce Cost-per-Outcome Ladder · #170 · AL-184

Enter cost, enrollment, placement, and retention data for up to three programs to produce the full DOL cost ladder (Cost per Participant, Cost per Employed Exiter, Cost per Retained Employee, Cost per Individual with an Earnings Increase) plus Cost per Employed Day, benchmark flags, and a side-by-side comparison for a funder-facing one-pager.

CP Cost per Participant CEE Cost per Employed Exiter CRE Cost per Retained Employee CIE Cost per Individual w/ Earnings Increase CPED Cost per Employed Day

Program A

Program Name

Total Program Cost ($)

Participants Enrolled

Employed at Exit

Retained Employed (Q2 follow-up)

Employed w/ Earnings Increase

Employed exiters earning more than their pre-program wage.

Avg Days Employed (retained cohort)

Program B include

Program Name

Total Program Cost ($)

Participants Enrolled

Employed at Exit

Retained Employed (Q2 follow-up)

Employed w/ Earnings Increase

Employed exiters earning more than their pre-program wage.

Avg Days Employed (retained cohort)

Program C include

Program Name

Total Program Cost ($)

Participants Enrolled

Employed at Exit

Retained Employed (Q2 follow-up)

Employed w/ Earnings Increase

Employed exiters earning more than their pre-program wage.

Avg Days Employed (retained cohort)

Benchmark Overrides

Cost-per-Outcome Cap ($, e.g. state RFP)

Default: Massachusetts $7,500/employment-outcome workforce RFP cap.

CPED Benchmark ($/employed day)

Default: ~$26/day national Cost-per-Employed-Day reference figure.