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Issue: 2010-01
Evaluation of the Limited English Proficiency and Hispanic Worker Initiative Final Report
DescriptionThe Limited English Proficiency and Hispanic Workforce Initiative (LEPHWI) was a strategic effort of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to improve access to employment and training services for LEP persons and to better serve Hispanic workers through workforce investment programs that address the specific employment challenges faced by these individuals. The LEPHWI was intended to …
PopulationAdult, Youth, New Entrants/Reentrants
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Issue: 2010-03
Reinvesting in Americas' Youth: Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act Summer Youth Employment Initiative
DescriptionOn February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Passed in response to the 2008 recession, the Act's purpose was to create jobs, pump money into the economy, and encourage spending Through the Act, states received $1.2 billion in funding for the workforce investment system to provide employment and training activities targeted to …
PopulationYouth
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Issue: 2009-22
Think Entrepreneurs: A Call to Action
DescriptionThe Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education analyzed current entrepreneurship operations and policies in the public workforce investment system, and collected information on ways Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers currently provide support for developing entrepreneurs. Utilizing this information, the Consortium developed an online clearinghouse and this report to broadly …
PopulationAdult
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
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Issue: 2009-19
Nurturing America's Growth in the Global Marketplace
DescriptionThis is the first report from the evaluation of Generations II and III of the Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development Initiative.   The evaluation is being conducted by Public Policy Associates, Inc. in partnership with the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.   This interim report presents baseline information from all 26 regions.   It reflects the status of regional …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2009-21
Implementing the National Fund for Workforce Solutions
DescriptionThe National Fund for Workforce Solutions is an initiative designed to build workforce partnerships rooted in industry sectors and improve labor market outcomes for both low-income individuals and employers.   The initiative is built on three promising approaches: sector initiatives, career pathways programs and workforce intermediaries.   The Department of Labor supported the effort by funding …
PopulationAdult, Employers
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Issue: 2009-20
Characteristics of the Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG) Program
DescriptionThis is the first report from the evaluation of the Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG) that is being conducted by the Urban Institute with subcontractors Capitol Research Corporation and Johns Hopkins University .   The evaluation began in July 2008 with the purpose of documenting the different models and projects that are operating with grant funds, examining and assessing the …
PopulationAdult, Youth, New Entrants/Reentrants
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Issue: 2009-9
Trends in the Structure of the Labor Market and Unemployment
DescriptionThis report provides a timely review of the internal and external forces of change affecting the U.S. labor force within a global economy and the implications for the U.S. Unemployment Insurance (UI) System. Authored by Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution, the report explores observed industrial shifts, trends in the U.S. business cycle, changes in the composition of the U.S. labor force, …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2009-8
Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services
DescriptionArkansas and Iowa are among 22 states that historically were not major immigrant destinations, but whose foreign-born populations grew most quickly during the 1990s.   Like other states experiencing this growth, Arkansas and Iowa are only beginning to grow accustomed to the rapid flow of new immigrants and continue to work on how best to integrate these newcomers into the community and ensure …
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Issue: 2009-7
An Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers
DescriptionVirtually all employees, with few exceptions, such as self-employed workers, are covered by the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.   Despite this broad coverage, individuals do not always apply for UI benefits when they become unemployed.   During the past 30 years, four Current Population Survey (CPS) supplements (1976, 1989, 1993, and 2005) have been undertaken to learn more about how often …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2009-6
Giving Ex-Offenders a Choice in Life
DescriptionIn July 2007, the Employment and Training Administration awarded grants to five organizations to assist ex-offenders transition back into their communities under the Beneficiary Choice Contracting Program.   The demonstration is based on the core premise that helping formerly incarcerated individuals find and maintain stable and legal employment will reduce recidivism and increase public safety. …
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, Re-integration of Ex-Offender