American businesses are estimated to lose over $60 billion in productivity each year due to employees’ lack of basic skills.

Workforce Literacy programs offer employers the opportunity to leverage community resources for services that improve productivity and benefit the community as a whole.

Benefits of Workforce Literacy

 - Improved English language skills, leading to greater understanding of job materials and reduced errors.

 - Increased productivity

 - Better retention

 - Greater employee self-confidence

 - Improved customer relations

For a comprehensive overview of the benefits of workplace literacy, please view   
A Chamber Guide to Improving Literacy: Higher Skills, Bottom-Line Results

This toolkit, produced by the US Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Verizon and the National Institute for Literacy, describes how adult literacy impacts businesses, and what local communities can do to respond.

Did you know…
In the non-manufacturing sector, a 10% increase in the average education of all workers is associated with a productivity increase of 11%.
National Center on the Educational Quality of the Workforce