About the PIC

For over 40 years, the Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) has worked at the intersection of business and community interests to connect Boston residents to promising career pathways, while creating a diverse talent pipeline for local employers. The PIC’s work is grounded in the belief that meaningful employment changes lives, lifts people out of poverty, and strengthens the local economy.

As the city’s mayorally-appointed MassHire Workforce Board, the PIC brings together employers, educators, and workforce organizations to help guide the agenda for education and workforce development.

As its school-to-career intermediary organization, the PIC deploys more than 30 frontline staff members to connect high school students, out-of-school youth and young adults, and local college students with jobs and internships as well as additional education and training.

Financial Highlights

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*Student wages represent funding received from the state’s YouthWorks programs and various foundations to sponsor student placements at community-based organizations and public agencies. Private sector wages are paid directly to students by their employers and are not included here.

2021 Financial Highlights

In its role as Boston’s MassHire Workforce Board, the PIC approves the annual distribution of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding as well as Boston’s share of the career center line item in the state budget. The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (WDC) is the fiscal agent for this funding.