About HCWDB
The Hudson County Workforce Development Board (WDB) is one of 17 WDBs in New Jersey and one of 600+ WDBs in the country.
The WDB is mandated by federal law to be the lead organization in Hudson County for workforce planning, to cooperate with State officials in providing business with locally-validated labor market information, and to arrange for a service delivery system that meets the workforce needs of businesses and job-seekers.
Hudson County Workforce Development Board
1 Journal Square, Suite 303
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Phone: 551-235-4200
Hours: Monday – Friday; 8:30am – 4:30pm
Email: sharita@hcwdb.org or esther@hcwdb.org
Download NowMission
The MISSION of the Hudson County/Jersey City WDB is to serve as an alliance of the public and private sector for the purpose of supporting and linking economic development and Workforce development initiatives in order to meet the changing needs of job-seekers and employers.
Vision
The WDB seeks to create an effective workforce system that will:
- Increase economic security and train job-seekers in traditional sectors as well as in fast-growing, well paying sectors
- Deliver skilled workers that local businesses need to grow and compete
- Align the needs of businesses and jobseekers along common goals and outcomes