{"id":2735,"date":"2016-12-15T16:36:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T16:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mericlereadytogo.com\/225EnterpriseWay\/?page_id=2735"},"modified":"2017-09-14T18:57:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T18:57:32","slug":"workforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mericlereadytogo.com\/225EnterpriseWay\/workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; class=&#8221;tier2nav&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221;][page_submenu alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; sticky=&#8221;true&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#45bde3&#8243; link_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][page_link link_url=&#8221;#&#8221; title=&#8221;Workforce Availability&#8221; id=&#8221;1481819513-1-24&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1481819528386-0&#8243;] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=&#8221;employer-testimonials&#8221; title=&#8221;Employer Testimonials&#8221; id=&#8221;1481819513-2-18&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1481819528392-8&#8243;] [\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#0072bc&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;50&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;40&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221;][heading]\n<h1>Workforce Availability<\/h1>\n[\/heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1505415450962{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">CenterPoint West is located in the heart of one of the most densely populated areas in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 464,000 people live within 20 miles of the park and more than 705,000 people live within 30 miles.\u00a0 The park is equidistant to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre and is easily accessible via I-81, I-476, and S.R. 315.\u00a0 As indicated below, Northeastern Pennsylvania\u2019s \u00a0unemployment rate almost always runs higher than state and national averages.\u00a0 Typically, 20,000 to 25,000 people who live within 30 miles of CenterPoint are unemployed.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; line_thickness=&#8221;4&#8243; divider_color=&#8221;accent-color&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2017 Unemployment\u00a0Data<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_row_inner text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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