35% of RI's adult learners are currently employed
Fully 82% of our adult learners are actively seeking employment or are working -- full or part-time.
By definition, "unemployed" means the worker is actively looking for a job. Only 18% of RI's adult learners are actually disengaged from the workforce, neither employed nor seeking employment.
Likely, many employers do not know that some of their employees are trying to improve their basic skills, on top of juggling work and personal obligations. Furthermore, anecdotal evidence suggests that many employers are not aware of the Adult Education system at all, not to mention its effectiveness at enhancing their workers' skills (see page 13).
