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Issue: 2017-10
How States Manage Eligible Training Provider Lists: Findings from a State Survey
DescriptionA primary objective of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was to improve the training options available to adult and dislocated workers. WIA instituted a market-based voucher system in which training customers could use federal funds to pay for training programs included on a state-approved list, known as the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). This report was written prior to the …
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Issue: 2017-09
Evaluation of the GATE II Grants: Is Self-Employment Training Effective for Rural and Older Dislocated Workers?
DescriptionIn June 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded Growing America Through Entrepreneurship (GATE II) grants to four states: Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Virginia. Alabama and North Carolina used the grants to provide self-employment training to dislocated workers in rural areas, while Minnesota and Virginia targeted older dislocated workers. This report presents the results of …
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Issue: 2017-08
The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation: Findings from the Implementation Study of Four Training Programs for Unemployed and Disadvantaged Workers
DescriptionThis report presents the results of the Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation’s Implementation Study conducted for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) by Abt Associates and Mathematica Policy Research. Part of a larger impact evaluation, this implementation study documents the design, operation, and participation patterns for four DOL-grant funded job training programs (two in health care …
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Issue: 2017-07
The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation: Findings from the Impact Study of Four Training Programs for Unemployed and Disadvantaged Workers
DescriptionThis report presents the results of the Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation conducted for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) by Abt Associates and Mathematica Policy Research. This evaluation used a random assignment research design to examine the impact of four DOL-grant funded job training programs (two in health care and two in "green" occupations) on participants’ service receipt and …
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Issue: 2017-06
The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation: Special Topic Paper on Standard Error Estimation in Evaluations with No-Shows
DescriptionThis report examines treatment group members in randomized experiments who may choose not to participate in program services despite being offered access to these services. In this paper, a comparison of alternative computations of the standard error of the treatment-on-the-treated (TOT) impact is conducted using three approaches (the Bloom correction, Instrumental Variables (IV), and the …
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Issue: 2017-04
Wage Insurance and Wage Supplements: Final Evaluation Design Report
DescriptionThe U.S. labor market has changed significantly in many respects since the creation of the unemployment insurance (UI) program in 1935. The provision of cash benefits associated with UI has changed as well, yet the basic structure of the UI program remains the same. Due to the possibility that features of the UI program may need to keep pace with the changing nature of work, policy makers are …
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Issue: 2017-03
Implementation of the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants:Grantee Characteristics and Experiences Providing Employer-Based Training
DescriptionThis report describes the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants program. To address skill shortages in the U.S. labor market, the Employment and Training Administration awarded 76 grants, in 2011 and 2012, to partnerships of workforce agencies, training providers, employers, and other organizations. The grant programs were designed to train …
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Issue: 2017-02
Strategies for Connecting Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants to the Workforce System: Findings from the Implementation Study of the UI Workforce Connectivity Grant Program
DescriptionThe U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has continued to explore strategies to improve UI claimants' access to re-employment services provided through the public workforce system to speed their return to work in good jobs with good wages. The use of virtual service delivery methods to administer the UI program has steadily increased since the 1990s and now most UI claimants apply for and …
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Issue: 2017-01
Experiences of Three States in Developing Social Media Strategies for Employment Assistance Programs
DescriptionThe country's workforce system is continually in need of effective strategies to connect job seekers to job openings and to facilitate rapid entry into suitable employment. One promising tool is social media. Given its explosive growth as a primary communication method in both the professional and personal realms, social media potentially offers the workforce system a way to enhance the job …
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Issue: 2016-10
Labor Market and DOL-Funded Employment Assistance for Older Workers: Statistical Analysis Report
DescriptionThis study uses nationally representative data to illustrate trends in labor force participation, retirement, and earnings among older workers in the periods before, during, and after the Great Recession (GR). In the study, older workers are defined as those age 50 and older. The report assesses six sub-groups (50-56, 57-61, 62-66, 67-71, and 72-76, and 77 and over) within that population using …
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