D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s effort to promote job creation by using the District government as an intermediary between prospective employers and workers has created 3,000 jobs, the mayor said Wednesday.

“When I took office, I promised to do all that I could to get District residents back to work, and connecting more than 3,000 previously unemployed people with jobs is an important step toward that goal,” said Gray, who hopes his One City One Hire program generates 10,000 jobs.