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Issue: 2013-08
The Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: A Synthesis of Major Findings
DescriptionThis report summarizes major findings from more than a dozen separate publications of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program . The evaluation, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (which is responsible for administration of the TAA program) was designed to document key administrative practices and assess the effectiveness …
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Issue: 2013-07
Practitioner Briefs for the Evaluation of the Labor Market Information (LMI) Improvement Grants
DescriptionIn December 2009, the Department of Labor awarded approximately $50 million in State LMI Improvement grants (LMI grants) to 24 individual state workforce agencies (SWAs) and 6 consortia of SWAs. Grantees used these LMI grants, which ranged from approximately $750,000 to $4 million, to collect, analyze, and disseminate LMI, and enhance the labor-exchange function in states. Each SWA or consortium …
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Issue: 2013-06
Investing in Labor–Market Information (LMI): A Summary of the State LMI Improvement Grants Final Report
DescriptionIn December 2009, the Department of Labor awarded approximately $50 million in State LMI Improvement grants (LMI grants) to 24 individual state workforce agencies (SWAs) and 6 consortia of SWAs. Grantees used these LMI grants, which ranged from approximately $750,000 to $4 million, to collect, analyze, and disseminate LMI, and enhance the labor-exchange function in states. Each SWA or consortium …
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Issue: 2013-05
Investing in Labor–Market Information (LMI): Insights from the Recovery Act LMI Grants Final Report
DescriptionIn December 2009, the Department of Labor awarded approximately $50 million in State LMI Improvement grants (LMI grants) to 24 individual state workforce agencies (SWAs) and 6 consortia of SWAs. Grantees used these LMI grants, which ranged from approximately $750,000 to $4 million, to collect, analyze, and disseminate LMI, and enhance the labor-exchange function in states. Each SWA or consortium …
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Issue: 2013-04
Evaluation of the H-2A Alien Labor Certification Process and the United States Farm Labor Market
DescriptionThe Employment and Training Administration (ETA) commissioned this evaluation for the purpose of identifying options for streamlining the H-2A program and estimating the future supply and demand of farm labor. The evaluation entailed analysis of administrative and statistical data, a review of government and research reports, and interviews with Office of Foreign Labor Certification, State …
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Issue: 2013-03
Evaluation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP): Process and Outcomes Study Final Report
DescriptionAs the only Federal employment and training program targeted specifically to older Americans, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides subsidized minimum-wage, part-time community service jobs to low-income persons age 55 or older who have poor employment prospects. Over its 46-year history, SCSEP has served unemployed older workers in both urban and rural areas who …
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Issue: 2013-02
Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA Final Report
DescriptionThe Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (Department), is the largest source of Federally-funded employment and training services. The program services, provided by state and local WIA agencies, involve many statutory and regulatory requirements applied uniformly across the country. Due to state and local area differences, WIA allows states to apply …
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Issue: 2013-01
Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Profiles of 12 Sites Final Interim Report
DescriptionUntitled Document The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (Department), is the largest source of federally-funded employment and training services. The program services, provided by state and local WIA agencies, involve many statutory and regulatory requirements applied uniformly across the country. Due to state and local area differences, WIA …
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Issue: 2012-16
Meta-Analysis of Voucher-Based Employment and Training Programs
DescriptionDuring the last two decades, voucher programs have become one of the preferred methods for delivering a wide array of social services, including public occupational training. Voucher-based programs have always been a presence in social service delivery, but the last few decades have witnessed an increase in the use of such programs in the United States and other countries, especially for …
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Issue: 2012-15
Evaluation of the Career Advancement Account (CAA) Demonstration
DescriptionEvaluation of the Career Advancement Account Demonstration Final Report This final report begins with a discussion of the broad contextual factors that were in existence within the eight participating states - Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming - when the Career Advancement Account (CAA) Demonstration operated from July 2006 through June 2010 (and …