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Issue: 2013-12
Practices from the Field for Improving Case Management and Increasing Workforce System Integration In the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
DescriptionThis briefing paper, one in a series produced as part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program , highlights efforts taken by selected states and local workforce investment areas to improve the quality of case management services provided to TAA customers. The report discusses the legislative and regulatory framework for case management in TAA, identifies attributes of …
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Issue: 2013-11
Understanding the Employment Outcomes of Trainees in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under The 2002 Amendments
DescriptionThis report presents suggestive evidence on aspects of training funded by the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program (under the 2002 amendments) that were associated with better outcomes for participants. The analysis is based on telephone survey data from a nationally representative sample of TAA participants from 26 states, most of whom lost their jobs in 2005 and 2006. The analysis, which …
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Issue: 2013-10
Estimated Impacts for Participants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program under the 2002 Amendments, Impact Estimates Regarding Non-Participants in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments, and Methodological Notes
DescriptionThese two reports from the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provide impact estimates, for both participants and nonparticipants, of the TAA program under the 2002 amendments. Detailed information on the research design, statistical methods, data sources, sampling, and survey response rates can be found in the Methodological Notes Regarding the Impact Analysis. The …
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Issue: 2013-09
The Benefits and Costs of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments
DescriptionThe Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program aims to help trade-impacted workers obtain reemployment at a suitable wage by providing training and temporary income support, among other services. This report presents the findings of a benefit-cost analysis of the TAA program as it operated under the 2002 amendments. The analysis compared estimated benefits in dollar values to estimated costs, …
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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 …