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Issue: 2004-11
Unemployment Insurance: Assessment of the Impact of the 2002 Reed Act Distribution - Final Report
DescriptionThe Center for Employment Security Education and Research, a component of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies with the assistance of Booz Allen Hamilton and Decern Consulting, conducted research of how states are using the $8 billion special Reed Act Distribution of 2002.   The study was conducted from the fall of 2002 through winter of 2004.   The purpose of the study was to …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2004-10
Youth Offender Demonstration Project Process Evaluation Final Report: Round Two
DescriptionThe Youth Offender Demonstration Project provided assistance to youth at-risk of court or gang involvement, youth offenders, and gang members between the ages of 14 and 24 to find long-term employment at wage levels that would prevent future dependency and would break the cycle of crime and juvenile delinquency.   The objective of the demonstration was to identify effective community strategies …
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Issue: 2004-09
Evaluation of Labor Exchange in the One-Stop Delivery System Environment
DescriptionThis report provides a brief history of the Employment Services.   It discusses how PLXs funded under the Wagner-Peyser Act have been transformed by state and Federal efforts to meld PLXs into One-Stop Career Centers as well as provides an analysis of how the provision of key labor exchange services have changed during such transformation.   This report describes the benefit-cost analysis of the …
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Issue: 2004-06
Business as Partner and Customer under WIA: A Study of Innovative Practices
DescriptionThis report documents observations and findings from the Evaluation of the Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), including efforts to better engage employers in all aspects of workforce development. It outlines several local areas' efforts to more effectively meet the employment-related needs of both job seekers and businesses by making the business community the One-Stop system's …
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Issue: 2004-05
The Workforce Investment Act after Five Years: Results from the National Evaluation of the Implementation of WIA
DescriptionThis paper presents observations and findings from the Evaluation of the Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). It describes the workforce investment system's progress and challenges in streamlining services through increased integration, universal access, individual empowerment via personal choice, state and local flexibility, performance accountability, engagement of the private …
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Issue: 2004-04
What Can We Expect Under Personal Reemployment Accounts? Predictions and Procedures
DescriptionOn January 7, 2003, President Bush unveiled his economic stimulus plan, which included the proposed establishment of Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs). The goal of PRAs is to provide unemployed workers who are likely to exhaust their unemployment insurance (UI) benefits with additional assistance and incentives to help them get back to work sooner. This study addresses important questions and …
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Issue: 2004-03
The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Case Studies from a Field Network Evaluation: Volume Two
DescriptionThis second volume of a two-volume set of state case studies is the result of eighteen months of work by the project¿s researchers to understand how states and localities interpreted and operationalized the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The project took a close look at the orientation, governance, structure, and services of the workforce investment systems in eight …
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Issue: 2004-02
The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States: State Case Studies from a Field Network Evaluation: Volume One
DescriptionThis first volume of a two-volume set of state case studies is the result of eighteen months of work by the project's researchers to understand how states and localities interpreted and operationalized the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The project took a close look at the orientation, governance, structure, and services of the workforce investment systems in eight …
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Issue: 2004-01
Internet Initial Claims Evaluation
DescriptionOver the past five years, 33 State Workforce Agencies have implemented systems which allow unemployed workers to file their initial unemployment insurance claim over the internet. In addition to providing unemployed workers with extended hours of access, these systems have reduced administrative costs and provided a more convenient service method for unemployed workers to file an unemployment …
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Issue: 2003-08
Creating Partnerships for Workforce Investment: How Services Are Provided Under WIA
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was the first major overhaul of the nation's workforce development system in more than 15 years. Among other things, the legislation expanded opportunity for public and private entities to deliver employment and training services through the public workforce investment system. This study explores local workforce investment system variation and how local …