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DescriptionIn 2023 the Chief Evaluation Office partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to fund a study focused on exploring approaches to measure and increase equity in ETA’s discretionary grant-making programs. This study sought to explore how grant-makers – such as Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, and philanthropic organizations – define, assess, and increase …
PopulationFederal Employees
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis
DescriptionThis report, prepared in response to the Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act (Pub. L. No. 117–210, enacted in October 2022) focuses on immigrants and refugees who are lawfully present in the U.S., arrived during the 5 years prior to the law, and have occupational credentials or academic degrees obtained outside the United States. The report explores the size of the relevant population, the …
PopulationAdult, Immigrants/Refugees/Foreign Born
Research MethodologyEvidence Review, Literature Review, Research Brief
DescriptionThe 2019-2020 Health Quality and Access Brief is the first report of its kind, summarizing information collected in the NAWS Quality of and Access to Health Care Supplement. ETA developed this supplement in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This brief describes crop workers’ experiences with health care and generates data that federal and state agencies …
DescriptionThe 2021-2022 National Summary Report is the seventeenth in a series on hired crop workers’ demographic and employment characteristics. Report No. 17 summarizes national-level findings from 2,598 interviews conducted between September 29, 2020, and October 1, 2022. The report features ten chapters, summarizing findings on key characteristics including place of birth and legal status; education …
DescriptionThis paper explores ideas for future research on application or user fees in programs administered by the Employment and Training Administration (in the U.S. Department of Labor). The paper briefly reviews federal law and regulations, related research studies, and key factors that can be used to guide possible research. The paper focuses on research related to use of fees with employers who, …
PopulationEmployers
ProgramAdult Program, Dislocated Worker Program
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Identification of Research Options
DescriptionIn 2018, amendments to Section 306(c) of the Social Security Act (SSA) permanently authorized the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program and introduced substantive changes, including formula-based funding to states and a series of requirements intended to increase the use and availability of evidence-based reemployment interventions and strategies. The RESEA program …
DescriptionIn 2018, amendments to Section 306(c) of the Social Security Act (SSA) permanently authorized the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program and introduced substantive changes, including formula-based funding to states and a series of requirements intended to increase the use and availability of evidence-based reemployment interventions and strategies. The Department of …
DescriptionIn 2018, amendments to Section 306(c) of the Social Security Act (SSA) permanently authorized the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program and introduced substantive changes, including formula-based funding to states and a series of requirements intended to increase the use and availability of evidence-based reemployment interventions and strategies. The US Department of …
DescriptionIn 2016, the Chief Evaluation Office partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to fund the Evaluation of Strategies Used in the H-1B TechHire and Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI) Grant Programs. The evaluation includes three distinct components. (1) The implementation evaluation examined how grantees implemented the programs, challenges and successes, and …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Individuals with Disabilities, Men/Women, Unemployed Individuals, Unemployed Workers
ProgramAdult Program, Dislocated Worker Program, H1-B Grant Programs
Research MethodologyImpact Evaluation, Implementation Evaluation, Outcome Evaluation, RCT (Randomized Control Trial), Survey
DescriptionThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsors numerous research studies, evaluations, pilots, and demonstrations on a broad range of topics relevant to the agency’s mission. This annotated bibliography provides abstracts of impact evaluations and other systematic analyses funded by ETA and published on ETA’s Research Publication Database or DOL’s Chief …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Farm Workers, High-School Dropouts/Court-Involved Youth, Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Multi-Barrier Populations, Older Workers, Unemployed Individuals, Unemployed Workers, Veterans and Spouses, Youth, Men/Women, Migrant and Seasonal Workers
ProgramAdult Program, American Job Centers, Apprenticeship, Career and Technical Education (CTE), Dislocated Worker Program, Foreign Labor Certification, Job Corps, National Farmworker Jobs Program, Other Competitive Grants, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments, Re-integration of Ex-Offender, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Unemployment Insurance, Youth Program, YouthBuild
