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Issue: 2019-01
Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2015-2016: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers - Research Report No. 13
DescriptionThe Department of Labor (DOL) has surveyed hired crop workers since 1988 through the NAWS. The survey collects employment, demographic, and health information, and provides an understanding of the workforce resources available to U.S. agriculture. Public and private service programs use the data for planning, implementing, and evaluating farm worker programs. DOL's Employment and Training …
PopulationEmployers, Farm Workers
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2018-07
Demonstration and Evaluation of Community College Interventions for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities (Final Interim Report)
DescriptionTransitioning to college and employment can be challenging for youth and young adults with disabilities due to low student expectations, limited awareness of options, lack of access, and lackluster opportunities. In 2014, the Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) awarded two five-year cooperative agreements (grants) to Pellissippi State Community College (Universal …
PopulationAdult, Youth, Individuals with Disabilities
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2018-04
Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: 30-month Impact Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
DescriptionInitiated in 2008, this final report from the WIA [Workforce Investment Act of 1998] Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs Gold Standard Evaluation, provides findings on participant outcomes 30-months after random assignment under the evaluation. The evaluation began in 2008 and used a random assignment design to examine the impact of higher-tiered services provided by the Adult and Dislocated …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers
ProgramWagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program, Dislocated Worker Program, Adult Program
Research MethodologyQuantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2018-03
Institutional Analysis of America Job Centers
DescriptionInstitutional Analysis of America Job Centers This study of American Job Center (AJC) institutional features was funded and overseen by the ETA. It was initiated just prior to the enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). As such, the public workforce system was in the early stages of implementing WIOA. The study team visited 40 purposively selected AJCs. The study …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Youth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Technical Assistance
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Issue: 2018-02
New Perspectives on Creating Jobs Final Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs
DescriptionNew Perspectives on Creating Jobs - Final Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD) evaluation, funded by ETA and the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), tested seven enhanced transitional jobs programs that targeted either people recently released from prison …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2018-01
Youth Build Evaluation
DescriptionLaying a Foundation: Four-Year Results from the National YouthBuild Evaluation YouthBuild is a program for 16- to 24-year olds who have dropped out of high school, are at risk of failing to reach key educational milestones, and face additional barriers to success. Those barriers include involvement with the juvenile or adult justice and/or foster care systems, having a disability, having an …
PopulationYouth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2018-05
Implementation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Grants: Developing American Job Centers in Jails
DescriptionIn 2015 the Chief Evaluation Office funded the Evaluation of the Employment and Training Administration's Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Grants. The 36-month evaluation examined the early-start up and implementation of 20 LEAP pilots, which created jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs) to support the successful reentry of participants and directly link them to …
PopulationAdult
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis
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Issue: 2018-06
Career Pathways Study
DescriptionCareer pathways initiatives have become a popular approach to increase credential attainment and prepare individuals to enter or advance within specific occupations or groups of occupations. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act defines career pathways and encourages states and local workforce development boards to adopt this strategy. Career pathways include a wide range of education and …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers, New Entrants/Reentrants
Research MethodologyLiterature Review
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Issue: 2018-08
A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Financing Methods (Final Report)
DescriptionThis report was prepared for use by states interested in assessing their current system of unemployment insurance (UI) program financing, and understanding, exploring and modeling alternative financing arrangements. This Financing Guide has been developed with two primary goals in mind. The first goal is to serve as a "how to" document, with a significant focus on demonstrating for the reader how …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance, Wagner-Peyser/Employment Service (ES) Program
Research MethodologyTechnical Assistance
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Issue: 2017-15
Evaluation of the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Program: Findings from the Implementation Study of Four Training Programs for Long-Term Unemployed Workers
DescriptionIn 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) funded the Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership grant program that is the focus of this report. RTW grants went to partnerships of workforce agencies, training providers, employers, and other organizations, to improve the employment prospects of the long-term unemployed by providing a range of customized services including training and job search assistance. …
PopulationAdult, Dislocated Workers, Employers
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Unemployment Insurance, Adult Program
Research MethodologyLiterature Review, Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis