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Issue: 2016-09
Labor Market and DOL-Funded Employment Assistance for Older Workers: Literature Review Report
DescriptionThe literature review presented in this report examines supply- and demand-side factors that affect older workers' (aged 55 and over) labor force participation and labor market outcomes more generally. Supply-side factors include individuals' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, government assistance programs and Social Security benefits, and public workforce programs. Demand-side …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2016-14
Internet Access for Pre-Release Job Search Training - Issue Brief: Early Lessons from LEAP
DescriptionSecuring Internet access is a critical planning issue for the creation of a jail-based American Job Center (AJC). Community-based AJCs increasingly offer resources via the Internet, as the majority of job search activities and applications now occur online. However, correctional facilities often do not offer any Internet access for inmates due to security concerns, and in jails where Internet …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Dislocated Worker Program, Youth Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2016-12
Worker Classification Knowledge Survey
DescriptionWorker misclassification is the practice, intended or unintended, of assigning the status of independent contractor to a worker who is in fact an employee according to the current legal standard. This type of misclassification potentially keeps the worker from receiving the statutory protections offered to employees (e.g., minimum wage, overtime), and also often prevents the worker from accessing …
PopulationAdult, Employers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2016-08
Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation
DescriptionBuilding a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation This report presents program implementation findings from the national evaluation of YouthBuild, a program providing a mix of academics, vocational training, leadership development, community service, and other activities to high school dropouts facing an array of challenges to educational and employment success. YouthBuild …
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Issue: 2016-07
The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs
DescriptionThe Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs In 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) held a national competition to select programs to participate in the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD) and its rigorous impact evaluation. The seven selected programs targeted either non-custodial parents …
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Issue: 2016-06
Process Study of the U.S. Department of Labor’s "Pay for Success" Pilots in Two States: Development of the Grant Applications and Initial Implementation
DescriptionProcess Study of the U.S. Department of Labor's "Pay for Success" Pilots in Two States: Development of the Grants Applications and Initial Implementation. This report is the first of two from a process study of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) two pilot projects testing use of a Pay for Success (PFS) financing model. The report explores the early planning and operational experiences of the …
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Issue: 2016-04
Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: 15-month Impact Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
DescriptionIn June 2008, the Employment and Training Administration awarded a contract to Mathematica Policy Research, working with subcontractors Social Policy Research Associates, MDRC, and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. This report presents the study's findings on the short-term …
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Issue: 2016-03
Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: Implementation Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
DescriptionIn June 2008, the Employment and Training Administration awarded a contract to Mathematica Policy Research, working with subcontractors Social Policy Research Associates, MDRC, and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)-funded Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. This report discusses the services offered by the …
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Issue: 2016-17
Staffing Jail-Based American Job Centers Issue Brief—Early Lessons from LEAP
DescriptionThe Linking to Employment Activities Pre-release (LEAP) grants piloted the creation of jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs) to support the successful reentry of participants and directly link them to community-based AJCs upon release. This evaluation brief is one of a series that examines approaches to providing services before and after incarceration across 20 sites. To operate specialized …
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, American Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2016-16
Expediting the Launch of Service Provision Issue Brief—Early Lessons from LEAP
DescriptionThe Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) program funded pilot projects that created jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs) to support the successful reentry of participants and directly link them to community-based AJCs upon release. Grantees were permitted to spend the first 9 months of the 24-month project period on planning and start-up activities before enrolling participants …
PopulationAdult
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, American Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis